Basic Ways of Corn Production

Corn Production
 
        There are many varieties of Corn. Corn Varieties differ in sizes, color and prize. The more the Hybrid the corn the greater its market price. Corn is the second next to rice the most in need goods in many countries such as in Philippines. In this site we will teach you the basic idea of corn production, basic means without the aid of any gigantic machines in planting corn. Those high-tech corn production will be tackled in the the other page.
        In corn production, we living corn, a piece of land  that is open in the sun(no obstacles that will prevent sunlight to pass through) to maximize the growth of the corn. Corn don't need large amount of water to grow, in fact it will grow most likely in dry land(not totally dry). The basic steps in planting corn are as follows.

Step1.
       Assuming that you already have a piece of land to plant your corn(above picture). You must have to cultivate the plot, cultivation in soil helps improve the nutrients absorption of the corn(more absorption, more growth, then more income). Cultivation includes plowing it if in medium scale production, adding fertilizers if necessary. In small scale production of corn( in area of say 100 square meters or less), no need for the help of cows or carabaos  to to the job.But in medium scale production the need on machines, cows or carabaos help is necessary. You must have to sub-divide the plot horizontally or vertically for the purpose of easy planting and harvesting(same as shown in the figure).
If cultivating the plot is done then we can proceed in the next step.

 

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Step2.
       Step two is the actual planting of the corn. Patience is in need in this part because to much exposure in the of heat of the sun will make us feel tire.Planting corn is same as burying it under the ground for the range of 3 to 7 inches(depending on the variety of corn and in the variety of soil texture). For a drier land an increase in depth in planting is necessary to make sure that the corn seed will catch little water as possible. Little water is necessary to assure that  the corn will grow its roots into the soil. Note also that to much water will also damage the corn. Next step if the maintenance in corn production.

Step3.
       Maintenance in corn production involves adding fertilizers in water for corns, spraying insecticides for unwanted insects(insecticides that wont harm human and other animals) and also spraying pesticides for removing unwanted pests. Spraying Pesticides must be a day or two days before the corn begin to produce flowers. Smell of flowers attract pest and insects to stay in the plant well in worst case also killing the plant as a result it will less you production. Make sure that the timing in applying insecticides must be before the pest devour the plants. In applying for the fertilizers, there are many kinds of fertilizer used others is mixed it water and sprayed in the soil while others are spread directly in in the corns leaves. Those fertilizers that sprayed directly in the leaves are also known as  foliar fertilizers its advantage is clear as it is sprayed directly to the leaves(in layman's term food placed already in the dining table) since leaves is the place where plants process its food. After a couple of months(3 to 4 months, depending on the variety of corn) protecting your corn from any harm you can now harvest you corn. To make sure that your corn is ready for harvest, test you corn get some of you corn the same with the rice there must be no milky white juice inside the corn. Corn shell must be already hard. The corn cover must be totally brown or golden in color and must me died out. If all the qualifications are already passed, then congatulations, your corn in now ready for step 4(harvest).

 

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 Step4.
         Final step is the harvesting. Harvesting is tedious task, you must have to get the corn from its trunk. You must also have to remove its cover, if all are done then your corn is now ready for processing. There are many kinds of machines that will do this tedious task and it will be tackled in the other posts. Enjoy.

 

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High-Tech Ways of Planting Rice

Planting Rice
         There are two kind of planting rice one that is used in planting in basic ways is called as the replanting system. In replanting system you have to let the rice grow first, then replant to a much bigger space. While in planting in high-tech ways is called as direct seeding, where the living rice is directly placed in the soil. We are happens to be confused about the replanting system, why plant then replant, actually the idea of replanting system is to get rid of unwanted plants in the rice fields. Since grass grow fast it would only take a months overpopulate the entire rice fields and and in replanting system is lesser the time it is exposed to the grass.
         Planting rice is much easier when using machines to do it. Less effort but with faster rate of planting.
         There a lot of new machines now use in planting rice. This machines never get tired, as long you have any fuel available it will run with in your command. This machine are capable of planting multiple rice per second. It can work faster than a group of skilled rice planters. It has higher accuracy in terms of the plant spacing and uniform in placing. The major advantages of this machines to a skilled rice planter is that it only need is fuel, whereas skilled planter take rest for sometimes.but with in a small scale rice planters, skilled planters are much useful and practical.

         Some of the machines used in planting rice.

 

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Basic and High-Tech Ways Of Harvesting Rice

Harvesting Rice

          In basic ways is harder than you think. There are many types of tools in cutting and harvesting rice. One of the known tool is called as garab, a curve steel with a teeth same as those with saw but smaller is size. It is a well known tool use for harvesting rice. The garab is the one that the man is holding while hes harvesting rice.

 

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        But nowadays there are a lot of tool, machines use in harvesting rice. Those machines are more efficient, less financing and high income.Large scale rice planters use those high tech machines in harvesting plants, less human power, less outflow of money and greater inflow. This Machines make the harvesting more easier than before, you dont need to grab the rice stalks with your hand, all you have to do is to ride and run this machines.

Some Examples of this high-tech machines:

 

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The uses of large machines are for large scale harvesting, while using garab is for small scale.