China News Service, Urumqi, April 3 (Shi Yujiang and Chen Hong) On the 2nd, with the roar of locomotives, the cotton planting work of the No. 30 Regiment in Tiemenguan City, the Second Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, started at the same time in 10 agricultural companies. , kicked off the 2022 cotton planting battle.

It is understood that on March 31, the 29th and 31st regiments of the division had already started the pilot broadcast.

This year, 724,000 mu of cotton have been planted in Tarim Reclamation Area and Korla Reclamation Area in Tiemenguan City, the second division, and all of them will be planted by machine.

　　In a cotton field of the 30th Regiment, ten companies, one bucket, and one farmer, a cotton planter is slowly advancing in the field. The laying of plastic film, drip irrigation belt, precision seeding and other links are completed under the precise positioning of Beidou satellite navigation. The workers followed the planter to check the ditching, planting, film laying, and soil covering.

　　On the top of the plot, the staff of the "two committees" of the company checked the quality of sowing, and helped the workers to level the fields and transport the agricultural materials, presenting a busy scene of spring sowing and spring planting.

The cotton planter is slowly advancing in the field.

The laying of plastic film, drip irrigation belt, precision seeding and other links are completed under the precise positioning of Beidou satellite navigation.

Photo by Chen Hong

　　Tian Yurong is an employee of the tenth company of the regiment. The average yield per mu of the 56 acres of cotton he planted in 2021 is 410 kilograms, with a net profit of 140,000 yuan.

"The planter doesn't need to worry too much, and debugging and planting according to the picking mode of the cotton picker is good for future management and harvesting of the cotton picker." Tian Yurong said.

　　"We even have a cotton planting area of ​​15,795 mu this year. The planting methods are double-film mulching, precise planting, and balanced fertilization. Most of the varieties selected are Xinlu Zhong 55. We use 66+10 machine-harvesting model planters, and arrange 7 high-horsepower locomotives every day. It is planned to complete the cotton planting task on April 10," said Zhang Jianjun, secretary of the party branch of the tenth company of the regiment.

　　It is understood that the 30th regiment plans to plant 112,000 mu of cotton this year. The regiment implements various responsibility systems layer by layer, requiring the planting locomotive to achieve straight sowing, consistent stubble, flat film laying, tight film lamination, uniform seed placement, and angle formation. The square edge is formed into a line, and it is required to make various preparations for cold and wind protection, and to enhance safety awareness.

　　This year, the Xinjiang Corps has a total cotton planting area of ​​more than 13 million mu, basically the same as in 2021.

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