Midsummer, into the second division of the twenty-nine regiment garden fourteen companies, a fragrant pear tree flourishing leaves. Right now is the key period of pear tree summer care, growers shuttle in the pear garden, busy pruning and fruit thinning.

"This year's balsam pear fruit sitting situation is good, is expected to yield and quality will be greatly improved." Garden fourteen company party branch secretary, company management committee instructor Zeng Jun into the roadside of a pear orchard, talking about the company's balsam pear planting situation, he was full of pride. "Last year, our company's planting ability to grow a 'million pear garden', more than 60 acres of fragrant pear was purchased by Shanghai merchants, mu income reached 22,700 yuan." Zeng Jun said.

Zeng Jun mouth planting man called Li Zhen, is the garden fourteen company workers, these two days, he ate and lived in the pear garden, is with nine workers busy to pear tree pruning.

"My this pear garden, 2018 produced 100 tonnes of balsam pear, 2019 produced 150 tonnes of balsam pear, this year hanging fruit is good, is expected to produce up to 200 tonnes." Li Zhen while pruning, while introducing.

Asked about the high yield of the "secret sauce", he said with a smile: "After the reform, the land became their own, we are willing to invest, willing to put in efforts, management is more delicate, balsam pear production is rising."

In order to increase production while improving quality, Li Zhen's pear garden all apply farmyard fertiliser, planted out of the pear not only taste good, the proportion of special grade pear also reached 73%. 2019, his family's balsam pear sold to a high price of 14.3 yuan per kilogram, the annual output value of more than 60 acres of pear orchard reached more than 1.3 million yuan, a small balsam pear just like it has become his family's "fruit of prosperity! ".

In addition to seed, but also will sell, Li Zhen said, his sales secret is to take the road of order agriculture. Because and Shanghai merchants signed an agreement, every year in September, balsam pear just a picking, will be immediately sent to Shanghai customers of major supermarket chains. Thin skin and tender meat, sweet and delicious, coupled with the high proportion of special grade pear, Li Zhen family of balsam pear breakthrough price "ceiling", the price of miso rise.

"Their own rich is not rich, everyone is rich to happiness." In 2019, under the initiative of Li Zhen and other planting households in the company, the fourteenth company of the garden set up the Tiemenguan City two plus eight agricultural products professional co-operative, through the creation of a standard demonstration garden of balsam pear and the creation of a brand, to enhance the added value of the balsam pear.

"Will sell more profitable than will plant, last year our co-operative launched gift box packaging balsam pear in the market sold very hot, this year attracted several big companies in the mainland to talk about cooperation." In the past two days, Li Zhen's Tiemenguan City, two plus eight agricultural products professional co-operative is busy receiving customers from Alibaba Group to discuss procurement matters.

From the purchase of agricultural materials, field management to fruit sales, Li Zhen has taken the initiative to teach technology. After the implementation of comprehensive supporting reforms, the company "two committees" has become the workers and masses of the "waiter", not only regularly invited to the pear planting experts on the ground to teach planting techniques, but also worry about the planting households each season of the pear garden farming. In the joint efforts of everyone, the garden fourteen company built more than 1000 acres of standardised pear orchard, is to build organic fruit planting base.

"The establishment of co-operatives can obtain multiple benefits, not only can save the cost of agricultural materials, the purchase of agricultural machinery, but also help to establish an organic planting base, the group into the high-end market." Garden fourteen company deputy secretary of the party branch, company management committee company, Tiemenguan City, two plus eight agricultural products professional co-operative chairman Guo Yanming said, this year, the co-operative also has a big plan to invest in the construction of cold storage, extend the freshness of the balsam pear, to achieve the staggered sales, and further drive the staff and the masses to increase their incomes.

Accompanied by the increase in the area of high-quality fruit planting, now the garden fourteen companies, vibrant green orchards can be seen everywhere, has become a veritable "green bank".

Source: Corps Daily