Rebirth on the top of the mountain, my herding career

After Qin Xifeng had a meal in the village, he left the village, still thinking about this matter along the way.

In addition to the high technical threshold for silage, there is another issue that needs attention. That is, the investment in silage pits is not small, and it is difficult for herdsmen to bear it.

“What if we used silage bags instead?”

He immediately shook his head. The requirements for silage bags were not high. He sealed the silage materials in special plastic bags and allowed the raw materials to ferment slowly.

But stacking so many bags of silage in the open air is definitely not feasible, especially when winter comes, how to store it is a big problem.

"By the way, you can use the natural caves!"

At this moment, Qin Xifeng suddenly had an idea and remembered a special place.

In order to evade responsibility, Xiao Jiangke hid the infected sheep in a cave at the foot of the mountain. The area was rugged with strange rocks and there were many caves... If used well, they would be natural warehouses.

The air flow in the cave is evenly distributed, the air circulates slowly, and the cave itself has the function of thermal insulation, which can be said to be warm in winter and cool in summer.

Qin Xifeng was a man of action, so he went home, took a strong flashlight, and immediately rode to the cave at the foot of the mountain.

The terrain in this area is very complex and is dotted with many large and small caves.

The cave that Xiao Jiangke chose to hide the sick sheep at the beginning was not big, and the space after entering was also not big. But as he continued walking inside, after turning a bend, the terrain gradually rose, but there was a cave inside, and the area inside was quite large.

In half a football field.

The air in the cave is very fresh, but you can't feel the disturbance of the breeze. The temperature in the inner cave is obviously higher than that of the small cave outside, and it is estimated to be at least several degrees higher.

"This is an ideal place to store silage..."

Although there are undulations in the terrain inside the cave, people and livestock can pass through without difficulty, and it is not too troublesome to carry supplies with a little effort.

If you make some modifications and place some stoves in the cave, they can be used to heat up in winter.

Qin Xifeng used the light of a strong flashlight to carefully examine the cave. Where to store silage, where to build a stove, where to build a flue... He needed to think carefully.

The afternoon passed quickly.

After leaving the cave, Qin Xifeng went to Atik's place to have dinner first, and then returned to his yurt.

After he came back, he looked inside and outside the house and still found no trace of the reward items.

"West Wind..."

He then took six small border colts to play outside the yurt. In fact, he trained them to obey orders and complete a series of basic movements.

He needs to constantly issue instructions and guide the little border collie to complete them. After completing them, he will reward them with meat.

In the future, these little border sheep will be good helpers for him when he goes out to graze.

While they were having fun, Gulidan ran over on horseback.

"Gulidan, you came just in time. I have something to tell you."

Qin Xifeng clapped his hands and motioned for the puppies to play by themselves, and then he and Gulidan sat down outside the yurt.

"I plan to make another silage, but this time I will not build a silage cellar, but use silage bags. You can discuss it with your family later. If they are interested, I will make it together..."

Qin Xifeng wanted to wait until the alfalfa was harvested before making a batch of silage.

In previous years, Atik would bring back a lot of Elymus weeping grass with him, dry it and use it as hay in winter.

Elymus has a high crude protein content and good palatability, and is a high-quality forage. However, due to the bumper harvest of alfalfa this year, it is a good choice to harvest some Elymus and make silage.

"There is no need to discuss it with them, they will definitely agree. West Wind, thank you, you will always think of our family when good things happen."

Gulidan smiled sweetly and made a decision immediately.

"Okay, after the alfalfa is harvested in a few days, we will start preparing raw materials. There is no shortage of Elymus elata, but silage bags need to be purchased in the market."

Elymus edulis grows very densely, and the plant can grow up to 70 centimeters tall. It can be found everywhere in the wilderness along hillside roads, and you can get many of it this season.

You don’t have to worry about raw materials, but silage bags need to be purchased outsourced.

Such special plastic bags may not be available in the county, and you may have to go to the city. Used urea bags, fertilizer bags, etc. cannot be used as silage bags.

Therefore, the biggest expense in making silage this time is the purchase of silage bags. Additives are not worth much and can be ignored.

One bag can hold 50 kilograms of material, and 200 bags can theoretically hold 10 tons of material. In fact, the cost is not large.

Qin Xifeng has the prized fermented lactic acid bacteria and has mastered a complete set of techniques for making silage, so there is basically no risk of production failure.

The next day.

Qin Xifeng, Mengzi, and Radil started harvesting alfalfa together. Many people in the village came to help. It was almost like men, women, old and young all came to the battle.

Although there was no harvester, with the strength of many people, it took only one day to finish harvesting and start drying.

Qin Xifeng has been listening to the weather forecast every day these days. Knowing that the weather in the coming period will mainly be fine, there is nothing to worry about.

"Brother Xifeng, the next purchase of alfalfa will not be until a week later. We can take advantage of this gap to hunt for some Elymus weeds."

In the evening, people in the village go back to their homes after finishing their work.

This is also a local tradition. In previous years, every household would go out to cut grass during this season, basically in the form of mutual assistance. You help me, I help you, and after finishing the work, they go home to eat, so everyone can worry less.

Qin Xifeng called Zhang Meng and Radil back to his yurt. Gulidan helped make a big pot of pilaf, and they chatted while eating.

Zhang Meng knew that Qin Xifeng wanted to harvest alfalfa, so he told the families in the village their plans for harvesting alfalfa.

Others planted alfalfa later than Qin Xifeng, so the harvest date was also later. For example, Gulidan's family also planted alfalfa, and it took about ten days to harvest.

"Well, that's good. But let's go clean up the cave in the next two days, and then we can go haying after we buy the silage bags."

Qin Xifeng met his eldest brother Zaren in the morning and had already asked him to help him buy some silage bags from the city. The number was not large, there were 500 bags in total.

The harvested grass must be silaged in time, so we have to wait until the silage bags are purchased.

Some improvements can be made on the cave side first, such as transporting the covering soil in first, building several stoves and building flues, etc.

"Xifeng, my family is also involved in making silage this time. My eldest brother and sister-in-law will come over to help."

Gulidan added that her family is planning to make 10 tons of silage feed this time, and with the alfalfa planted to be dried into hay, there is no need to worry about winter feed for livestock.

Therefore, her parents asked Gulidan and her brother and sister-in-law to help, and they could not leave everything to Qin Xifeng.

"Okay, let's go clean up the cave together tomorrow."

Qin Xifeng smiled and nodded, and then made arrangements.