Sugarcane Production

Sugar Cane Production

        Do you know that a sugarcane is a kind of Grass?. Sugarcane is perennial in nature, it lives for a many years same as trees. Sugarcane grows in a tropical countries.

        One of the major product of some countries especially Philippines is the sugarcane.

Sugarcane has many uses in our daily lives. Imagine life with no sugar, no sweetness in our coffee, juice and other beverages. Aside from sugar, sugarcane has also other products such as vinegar, alcohol, and even bio-ethanol that is used as fuel in many vehicles.

        Our main goal here is to know some basic up to high-tech ways of the production of sugarcane from planting up to harvesting. In planting the sugarcane, proper ways must be considered. Choosing

 a variety of seed must be considered based on the nature of the plot to be planted. Based on reasearch on planting, you must use 3 stalks that at least there are two mature joints.

The position in planting, the 3 stalks must be placed to maximize the area of cover(maximum sunlight as possible). Note also that sugarcane yields more when planted in the months nearly august (based on research). The seed must be bury at a depth of 3-6 inches below ground.

For greater yield in production proper watering and fertilizer application must also be considered.

For less competition in the nutrients weeds must also be lessen, there are herbicides that are capable of eliminating any kind of weeds(herbicides must be used with proper care). An example of planting sugarcane, stalks are placed in V form to maximized the area of coverage.

 

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        In harvesting the sugarcane, it takes 11 to 16 months depending on the variety of the cane before it is ready to be harvested. Traditional way of harvesting the sugarcane is by burning is thus removing the leaves and unwanted part of the cane, but now there are large machines that are capable of harvesting sugarcanes. This machines works fast. Basic and Machine ways of harvesting sugarcane is shown below. Aside from their size, the difference can already be seen. And machine works faster than human.

 

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Machine works (above) and Human Works (below).

 

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High-Tech Ways of Corn Production

High Tech Ways of Corn Production

        High tech ways of corn production involves large machines from planting, spraying fertilizers, spraying pesticides and up to harvesting. The use of this machines can lessen the human labor force thus reducing the force need to do the same job. Large machines are capable of planting multiple seeds per cycle as a result of less time it takes to plat a very large part of land. The procedure in planting in basic and high tech ways are the same. The only difference between them is the use of machines to make corn production more easy, less outflow of money and greater income as compares with labor force. Below are some of the machines used in large scale corn production.

Lets start from cultivating the corn fields with the use of large machines. This machine is capable of cultivating corn field in faster ways.

 

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Second is machines your planting corns.

 

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Third picture is for spraying the corns.

 

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And the last picture is used for harvesting corn.

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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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