[Balikun] the degree of agricultural mechanization is 88%.

(Xinjiang Daily Network News) at the end of July, the reporter came to he Xuechun, a villager of Huazhuang Village, Huayuan Township, Balikun Kazakh Autonomous County. Outside his courtyard, the windbreak forest grows luxuriantly, the breeze blows, the cool breeze is used to. There are all kinds of agricultural machinery in the yard, such as mower, rake, horsepower and so on. "904 horsepower was bought recently, and the government subsidized half of it, which solved the big problem for us." He Xuechun told the reporter happily.

In recent years, in order to reduce the labor intensity of farmers, promote agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income. Taking the opportunity of "invigorating opportunities and enriching the people", Balikun set up the concept of "serving agriculture and developing agricultural machinery", and gradually developed from the mechanization of a single link to the mechanization of the whole process before, during and after production. Machinery with high horsepower, new type and high scientific and technological content has been introduced. Crass balers, John Deere combine harvesters and other new agricultural machinery imported from abroad with high technology content and low fuel consumption have also settled in Balikun one after another. The popularization and use of these new agricultural machinery and tools provide strong support for the high and stable yield of crops in Balikun. At present, the degree of comprehensive mechanization of agriculture in the county has reached 88%.

Since 2005, Balikun has implemented the national agricultural machinery subsidy policy. In the past two years, with the increase of agricultural machinery purchase subsidy funds, the enthusiasm of farmers and herdsmen to buy agricultural machinery has been increasing. From 2005 to now, Balikun has won a total of more than 1600 million yuan, including 13.33 million yuan in state subsidies, 3.65 million yuan in subsidies at all levels, and 1234 sets of agricultural machinery and tools, benefiting 754 farmers and herdsmen. This year, the county strives for more than 3 million yuan in subsidies for all kinds of agricultural machinery.

The continuous improvement of agricultural mechanization has not only promoted the large-scale operation of land, but also liberated the rural labor force. The surplus rural labor force went out to work and engaged in the secondary and tertiary industries, which promoted the increase of farmers' income. Li Yanjun, a villager of Huazhuangzi Village, planted more than 60 mu of land. before he bought agricultural machinery, he spent nearly a month farming his land. now, he has finished planting his land in a week, and the rest of his time helps farmers without agricultural machinery to farm land. He can earn more than 500 yuan a day.

In June 2008, Balikun established the Agricultural Machinery Association, and in 2009, two professional agricultural machinery cooperatives were established successively. The establishment of the cooperative is conducive to the promotion of agricultural machinery and the introduction of new technologies and tools of agricultural machinery. The awareness of safety services for farmers and herdsmen has also been significantly improved.

At present, the degree of machine ploughing in Balikun county has reached 100%, the degree of mechanization of sowing has reached 95%, and the degree of machine harvest has reached 92%. In 2009, the total income of Balikun agricultural mechanization exceeded 104 million yuan, with a profit of 31.1 million yuan.