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Jilin songyuan news service, August 14 theme: Jilin drought: watering the farmer sleeps in the fields day and night

China News Agency reporters He Baoqing

"You look at the Earth, did smoke. ”

51-year old farmer Guo Xianfu from corn fields picked up a handful of dirt, a pinch of crushed, fine Earth slide through your fingers out, take up a cloud of dust after landing.

Changling, Jilin province, liushuizhen village of kampar where Guo Xianfu, already has nearly two months without rain.

Jilin province as China's important commodity grain bases, the current severe drought, changling, nongan, gongzhuling, 10 major grain-producing counties since 1951, when compared with the history of precipitation the rain first. And here is the most seriously drought-stricken areas of Jilin province.

Guo Xianfu in a corn field and watched grow 2 meters high in grain filling stage of corn, drinking enough water, corn growth is clearly insufficient. Even more serious is that because of chronic water shortages, corn stalk the leaves start to turn yellow from below.

"The leaves should have 40 days later, corn turn yellow when fully mature, but are already yellow, rescue can save. "Guo Xianfu said his three beauty (30 acres) has been put through the water, but to no avail. Now own well has been pumping out water, and can only spend money from someone's wells for irrigation.

"Even now, so watering can only keep corn, others only to his fate. "Guo Xianfu said, optimistic about the situation, he can be received in previous years, half of the corn.

From Changchun changling section of provincial highway 106 to the changling County line along the corn grow decadent for lack of water. Everywhere in the field with long pipes to water the corn folks.

"I'm 64 years old, for the first time seen such a drought. "Yong an village, Tai Ping Shan Zhen Zou Dechang, changling said, looking so good corn grows slowly withering, was sick at heart.

In order to keep their homes more than two light corn, Zou Dechang and his wife moved to head home, get it on hardcore, 24-hour uninterrupted water.

"Two years ago suffered insect infestation, touch dry again this year. "Zou Dechang wife Zhou Shuxian said, the couple put all the energy into serving on these crops," this food can only be guaranteed, this year was in vain. ”

Taiping Mountain town presented by the Deputy Mayor Wang Lifeng, Tai Ping Shan Zhen changling's grain output has been ranked forefront of grain acreage 13906 hectares this year, according to the current statistics, the farmlands are affected by drought. Now have 30% to determine the production 10% crop.

Jilin province, according to official data, now has more than 6 million acres of Glebe, in Jilin province, drought-stricken. According to new data published by the Jilin provincial Meteorological Bureau is expected by mid-August, the province's average rainfall of about 10 mm, 42.4 mm less than a year earlier, which will enable further expansion of arid area, Jilin province, the drought will continue to increase.

At present, Jilin province has intensified drought monitor forecast and warning, as well as by enabling wells, artificial rainfall and other drought-resistant and drought-resistance of autumn grain.

"Now we encourage the drilling start drought to help themselves. "Said Wang Lifeng, changling has developed measures to subsidy farmers dig wells to combat drought, Tai Ping Shan Zhen has new 491 wells for drought relief. (End)

(Original title: droughts in Jilin: farmers to keep watering the corn field day and night without interruption sleeping)

(Edit: SN117)
11:13 August 14, 2014 China News Network