Hutubi County has three treasures: songs, seedlings, milk, it is a good season for seedling planting, Hutubi County seedlings have also ushered in the sales season, the nursery is in full swing of seedlings, seedling scene.
On October 14, in the nursery of Ma Chunyan, a seedling farmer in 14 villages in Erlidian Town, workers were busy digging seedlings and bundling seedlings, and the scene was busy. Ma Chunyan introduced that now is a good time for seedlings to emerge, and many customers have booked in advance by phone, and orders have been scheduled until the end of the month. At present, 35,000 water wax plants have been sold to various places, and the total sales of various seedlings have reached 150,000 plants.
Ma Chunyan said: "This year, 150 acres of land have been contracted, as long as the purple locust, rose, red leaf plum, lilac, water wax and other varieties are planted. Today, tens of thousands of water wax plants were dug up and sold to Urumqi, Zhundong, and Altay. This year, the sales of seedlings are okay, and the source of customers is also very stable, with a net profit of about 200,000 yuan a year. ”
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of people's ecological awareness and quality of life, the demand and choice of seedlings have also changed. Ma Chunyan has made great efforts in standardization, scale and quality, introduced new and excellent varieties, and screened varieties with strong adaptability, high yield and good quality for standardized and large-scale breeding and production.
The rapid development of the seedling industry has not only promoted economic prosperity, but also brought seasonal employment opportunities to the village, opening up a good way for farmers to get rich and increase their income. In the peak sales season of spring and autumn every year, the demand for labor in the seedling base increases greatly, providing seasonal labor opportunities for surrounding farmers. Many farmers go digging trees to earn money after finishing their farm work.
Lu Hong'an, a migrant worker, said: "We dug trees for about a week, and my daughter-in-law and I dug more than 400 trees a day, and one person can earn 200 yuan a day. ”
It is understood that the autumn seedling market sales in Hutubi County will continue until about November. At present, the county's seedling planting area reaches 46,000 acres, there are more than 300 seedling varieties, and a total of 254 cooperatives and operating nurseries are engaged in seedling work. In the first half of 2024, 5,708,400 seedlings will be sold, with sales of 57.084 million yuan.