Since June, Chengyang has continued for many days of fine weather to allow wheat to quickly enter a mature period. Many farmers have already prepared wheat harvesting implements and wait for “opening up”. On the evening of June 17th, Chengyang ushered in rainy weather. Wheat growers in Chengyang District took wheat harvest before the rain.

When it rains, grab the wheat quickly

“The recent sunny weather is good for the maturation of wheat. When we heard the weather forecast that it was going to rain, we hurriedly reclaimed the wheat in the field.” At 2 pm on June 17, the reporter went to the Weijiazhuang community on Jiaohongtan Street. In a golden wheat field near the community, Wei Lianbang was armed with a sickle and was in full swing. Wei Lianbang said that if it weren’t for the weather forecast that it was going to rain, he wouldn’t be anxious to “open up”.

Wei Lianbang is 69 years old. Although the wheat harvest in the 0.2 mu plot at home is not as good as it used to be in previous years, he still finds it hard to disregard the wheat bundled under the sickle to the side of the car. "The harvest of these wheat is enough for our rations. "Wei Lianbang told reporters that harvesting wheat after the rain is not conducive to drying, so most of the villagers have been busy in the past two days. Because the species of wheat is not much, the old couple only decided to use a sickle to harvest.

80% wheat harvest by combine harvester

The reporter saw that the two wheat combine harvesters were operating not far from Wei Lianbang’s home wheat field. They had to harvest several wheat from the villagers' home before it rained. According to the driver of a harvester, from mid-June onwards, some villagers started to harvest wheat. “Because the weather was good all the time ago, most villagers didn’t worry about “opening up.” Until the weather forecast for the first two days said that the There will be rain, and we will be busy with it. There will be almost 10 hours of work almost every day."

The reporter learned that Chengyang’s wheat harvest has now reached its centralized harvesting period, 80% of which rely on combine harvesters, harvesting, threshing, separation of stems, removal of surplus materials, etc... It only takes ten minutes to cut one mu of land. At around 60 yuan/mu, it saves time and effort compared to traditional methods of cutting wheat.

Chengyang planted 2.57 million mu of wheat this year

Subsequently, the reporter once again came to the Guojiazhuang community, Wangjiazhuang community in the Shangma street, Weijiazhuang community and Huangjiazhuang community in the Jiaohongtan street. The wheat piled up in the community and inhabited houses can be seen everywhere. It has been threshed and dried in the sun. The threshing hasn't had time to thresh with the sickle and put it on the road to let the passing vehicles roll "threshing".

When the reporter saw Mr. Guo in the Guojiazhuang community, he was spreading food on the street. "A total of 2 mu of land was planted this year, and there were almost 1,200 kilos of harvest. After the harvest was completed two days ago, the weather was good and then the sun again, and finally into the inventory." Mr. Guo said.

"Generally, in June, the wheat will basically enter the mature stage, but it is still not appropriate to harvest. Until a few days later, the wheat leaves will turn yellow and the grain will harden before it can be cultivated. This will ensure the wheat yield." Mr. Guo, who has grown wheat for more than 20 years, said When wheat harvests, it is necessary to pay attention to the weather forecast in time. On a rainy day, it is necessary to prepare for surprise harvest three days before, so as to avoid long-term rains affecting wheat harvest. “Wheat is not the end of the recovery. Drying is also critical. This process needs three or five days. If there is no suitable place to dry in the home, it is best not to blindly harvest the day before the rainy season,” Mr. Guo said.

The reporter learned from the Chengyang District Bureau of Agriculture that the wheat planting area in the Chengyang District in 2013 was 2.57 million mu, of which there were 1.74 million mu of the Shangma Street and 0.83 million mu of the Xihongtan Street.