Chapter 1187 Harvesting Rice (5)
A group of men quickly finished harvesting the second rice experimental field, then threshed and weighed the rice.
Master Zhang recorded it again and numbered the sacks one by one.
When the onlookers saw this, they started eating melons again.
Crowd Eater A stared at the sack with eyes wide open and said, "This is the right way to farm. But Lord Sun's farm yields a lot, 20 to 30 kilograms more per mu than mine."
The onlookers looked at Onlooker A as if he were an idiot.
He said with disdain, "Of course it's more than yours. Lord Sun's millet hasn't dried yet, so isn't it normal to have 20 to 30 kilograms more?"
It is such a misfortune to eat melons with such a person who has no common sense.
Generally speaking, the moisture content of freshly harvested rice is higher, usually between 22% and 25%.
If dried, 100 kilograms of rice will usually yield about 85 kilograms.
The rice in the experimental field was weighed immediately after harvesting while it was still wet, so it was much heavier.
C, the onlooker, quickly told the two people to stop arguing. Didn’t he see the powerful bodyguard’s eyes glaring at him?
What if you dislike their noise and kick them out, not allowing them to eat the melon?
Crowd Eater C turned around and said, "Mr. Sun's second field was fertilized just like ours, and the yield was almost the same. Haha, you see, rice still needs to be carefully managed. Otherwise, it will be like the first field, where only a few grains are harvested."
Isn't this just correct nonsense?
Everyone knows that farming requires careful cultivation.
Humph, it seems like he knows a lot!
While the crowd was discussing the second experimental field.
The third experimental field using guano was officially harvested.
The men bent their heads and worked hard, and did not slack off just because the land belonged to the government.
As I was cutting the rice, I felt that this piece of land was completely different from the previous two. A handful of rice stalks sounded particularly heavy.
I looked at the grains growing on the rice stalks, one bunch after another, very dense and fruitful.
Man A said in amazement: "Look, the rice is growing so well and densely. I have never seen rice grow so densely."
Hanzi B had already seen it and said with admiration: "This is the rice field after Lord Sun used the guano. I have seen it before and it grows very well.
Take a look, not only are the grains densely packed, but the rice stalks are also particularly thick and strong. Emma, this bird droppings is really useful."
I was thinking that I would go to the government office to buy guano to fertilize the fields next spring. Who wouldn't want to harvest a few more buckets of rice? Besides, it should be more than just a few buckets, but a lot more.
Han Zibing looked at Sun Shan working in the field and asked in a low voice, "Were you really randomly selected by the powerful guards to harvest rice?"
Han Zi didn't understand why Han Zi C asked this and looked at him in confusion.
Hanzi Bing said with a bit of excitement: "I'm afraid you were deliberately arranged by the government to harvest rice. They secretly transported rice from other fields to make up the numbers here. They want the people to believe that using guano can really increase rice production. You weren't arranged by the government, were you?"
Man C talked a lot, and finally I understood what he was trying to say.
It was originally believed that Mr. Sun was cheating and deliberately transported rice from other fields to use as experimental fields.
All of this is done to prove that guano is useful and thus promote it.
Cheating the people and making money by selling goods.
Hanzi Ding shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't know I was chosen before. I don't even know the powerful guards, let alone Lord Sun."
He wanted to meet him, but as an ordinary citizen, how could he have the chance to meet the magistrate?
Han Ziwu also said: "I was also randomly selected. I didn't know I was chosen to harvest rice before."
After a pause, he added, "I don't know the powerful guard, but I have seen the cook in Lord Sun's house. I often see her in the vegetable market."
The men asked Man C, "What's wrong? Were you sent here by the government?"
Han Zibing shook his head like a rattle and said, "No, I was also temporarily selected to harvest rice. Emma, it seems that all this is true. Lord Sun did not cheat, and his bird droppings are really useful. Otherwise, how can we explain the dense growth of these rice grains, and the high yield at a glance."
This is terrible, this is terrible. If they use bird droppings next year, will grain production really increase?
The men couldn't help but let their imagination run wild.
Sun Dali was inspecting the crops and saw the men stopped working. He shouted, "What are you doing? Hurry up and harvest. We are waiting to be weighed to see the yield."
When the farmer heard this, he immediately stopped discussing and bent down to harvest the rice.
Don't ask why they obey orders so well. They have no choice but to obey the government's orders. They don't want to offend the government.
Once again, it proves that there is strength in numbers.
A group of men harvested rice in unison. After a while, the third experimental field was also harvested. After threshing, the rice was immediately weighed.
After Master Zhang registered them one by one, he wrote a code on each sack to ensure that there would be no mistakes.
Before Sun Shan even got the data comparison table, the crowd was immediately furious.
Because the yield of the third experimental field was completely beyond imagination.
There is no need for comparison. Based on past experience, they don't believe that the rice yield will be so high after using bird droppings.
The students were also dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the yield of the third experimental field would be so much higher than the first and second ones.
Student A asked in surprise, "Did Master Zhang make a mistake when he counted just now? It can't be that high?"
The three experimental fields have exactly the same acreage, and once the data are compared, the difference is immediately clear.
Student B asked in confusion: "Is it much higher? Why don't I feel that? It feels very little."
He is fair-skinned and well-mannered, and it seems he doesn't do farm work at home. The saying "lazy and incompetent" refers to student B.
Student C looked at the rows of sacks curiously and whispered, "At first I didn't know why Mr. Sun plowed the fields like this, but now I understand. It was for comparison. Look at the three plots of land in the field. It's clear which plot has more sacks and which has less. You don't even need to look at the data to know that the yield has greatly increased after using guano."
The rice in the three experimental fields was bagged and stacked neatly, providing a sharp contrast. It is obvious to the naked eye that the rice yield has increased significantly after using bird droppings.
Alas, comparing people will make you feel pissed; comparing rice with rice will make you know which one is more.
Student Ding said with emotion: "It is a great thing for us in Yuanlu that Lord Sun has found guano. If the common people can use guano next year, having enough food and clothing will not be a dream. Maybe it will happen."
As soon as I heard this, I knew that Student Ding was an idealistic student.
No matter how high the grain production is, having enough food and clothing is a luxury.
It cannot be achieved at all if productivity does not increase.
The students witnessed the entire harvesting process with their own eyes, proving that Mr. Sun did not cheat.
At the same time, he believed in the benefits of bird droppings more than ordinary people did, and he wished that ordinary people could use it immediately.