Survival on Mars Live

Chapter 54 Planning

Over the next few days, printing continued around the clock, and it was soon possible to add compartments to the farm.

The first job is done by the primary printer alone, while the advanced printer is responsible for printing core equipment, such as photovoltaic panels and the farm’s independent supply supporting system.

Although these tasks can be carried out independently without Chen Mulin's hands, he has not been idle these days, and he just finished reading a book on pig farming.

Now the problem of planting can be said to have been perfectly solved, and it is time to change to the breeding industry.

At night, Chen Mulin started the live broadcast in the live broadcast room of the base after a long absence.

It was rare to be so leisurely and comfortable. He also specially prepared supper and ate it during the live broadcast.

As for what the supper is, of course it is the Martian organic potatoes grown by myself.

"Cough cough!"

After adjusting the camera, Chen Mulin cleared his throat, and then spoke.

"Good evening, brothers, today..." He glanced sideways at the time and continued: "The 139th Martian day, time flies by so fast, half a year has passed in the blink of an eye."

Talking about Chen Mulin eating potatoes, he continued: "During these times, we have experienced a lot and encountered several difficulties. The farm has been built and the food problem has been perfectly solved. Solved, next..."

Before Chen Mulin could finish speaking, the barrage started frantically interrupting him.

[Barrage: Why potatoes, old bacon?What about dehydrated vegetables?What about instant noodles? 】

[Barrage: Tudou: After a month, I finally came in handy. 】

[Barrage: Didn't it mean that the food reserves can last for a year?Running out of ammunition so quickly? 】

[Barrage: Is this potato braised or stewed? 】

……

Chen Mulin glanced at the potatoes on the plate, and was immediately taken away from the subject.

"Potatoes, cooked casually in the microwave, they taste pretty good."

Speaking of which, Chen Mulin showed a wry smile, and laughed at himself: "I couldn't control my mouth. I originally planned to live frugally for a year, but in less than half a year, there is not much left."

"No way, I can only eat potatoes. See when I vomit and rinse my mouth with the rest of the food. Let's last until the grain is harvested!"

[Barrage: Anchor, you underestimate potatoes too, and you will never get tired of eating them in fancy ways. 】

[Barrage: Baked potatoes, vinegar potato shreds, French fries, potato chips...]

"Come on!" Chen Mulin spread his hands and said helplessly: "There is no vegetable oil or animal oil here. Potato chips are impossible, and there is no vinegar, and vinegar potato shreds can't be made. It won't work until the oil and vinegar are out. Know when it will be."

The barrage of water friends reminded Chen Mulin that it is not enough to just grow food, you have to get some ingredients yourself, grow some soybeans to make soy sauce, otherwise, no matter how rich the food is, it will be tasteless.

Take a small notebook and write it down first.

At this time, Chen Mulin saw a bullet screen, which made him feel like chewing wax when eating potatoes, and his whole body was not well.

[Barrage: The anchor, I'm eating a full banquet, the photo is in the fish bar, you can take it when you eat potatoes, it's guaranteed to taste. 】

What a god, a full banquet!
Did you see someone eating potatoes?

Is it interesting to say this?

We can't go on like this anymore, we have to change the subject and say something serious.

"Ha ha!"

Chen Mulin said with a sneer: "It's not nutritious to talk about it, let's discuss the business!"

Fearing that the water friends would continue to make fun of them, Chen Mulin hurriedly finished the potatoes, and then said solemnly: "Back to the topic just now, the anchor will customize a development plan next."

"It's like this. The farm compartment will be finished tomorrow, and the supply system has been printed. Next, I'm going to build a livestock farm to raise poultry and provide meat."

[Barrage: Is the anchor finally ready to raise pigs? 】

[Barrage: Pork is not as good as beef, let's raise cattle! 】

[Barrage: Let's raise a dog!It can be used as housekeeper and food reserve, isn't that what the game says?Start with a dog. 】

[Barrage: I think it is better to raise pigs, because pigs are easy to feed. 】

[Barrage: Cows are also easy to feed, as long as there is enough grass to grow. 】

……

In this way, the topic was successfully transferred to farming, which sparked another debate.

Obviously, those who support pig farming are all domestic water friends, and most of those who support cattle raising are foreign water friends. Anyway, various opinions are different.

As for what to raise, in fact, Chen Mulin had already considered this issue, but asking for opinions was just a formality.

Before they could continue arguing, Chen Mulin spoke his mind.

"Actually, I have considered what you said, but I still decided to raise chickens first. It is more suitable to raise chickens now."

[Barrage: Is it a Martian species?It's that Martian chicken. 】

[Barrage: Raising chickens is indeed better than raising pigs and cattle. After all, the cycle is short and the consumption is not that great. 】

[Barrage: Can't you raise ducks? 】

[Barrage: It's better to raise geese. 】

……

What Chen Mulin thought was exactly what a barrage said.

In fact, Chen Mulin also wanted to raise pigs at the beginning, otherwise he would not have finished reading a book on pig farming.

But then he suddenly thought that although the cycle of raising pigs is not long, it will take at least a year or a half, while raising chickens is different, they can be slaughtered in a month or two.

This is not the most important thing. The key point is the problem of feeding. The food intake of pigs is much larger than that of chickens. With the current farm area, it is certainly impossible to provide food for large-scale breeding.

As for exaggerating the area of ​​the farm, it is not impossible, but it is not suitable. Only raising chickens is the most suitable.

Of course, you can’t raise all chickens, you can also properly raise two pigs, two cows, one male and one female, so as to facilitate the development of livestock farms in the future.

In addition, the livestock farm should also be filled with a layer of soil, and then sprinkle some forage seeds on it.

The growth rate of pasture is very fast. While satisfying the food intake of two cows, it can also be used to make feed, which can be used to feed chickens, ducks, pigs and cattle.

Both farms and livestock farms can put some earthworms, which can promote the growth rate of plants, and can also be used to make feed, killing two birds with one stone.

As for the dog, Chen Mulin didn't think about it. After all, this is Mars, and it's not convenient to take it out. Keeping a dog won't help much. If it's used for food, the barrage will probably be dominated by dog ​​lovers in the future.

If possible, it would be great to create a small ecological circle, without having to devote energy to management, and a complete stocking model.

However, if you want to build such a livestock farm, you have to calculate it. The area of ​​the livestock farm must be large enough, otherwise the cycle will be easily broken.

In addition, the number of breeding must be controlled regularly to maintain a balance in this cycle. After all, carnivorous animals cannot be raised, and the number of livestock without natural enemies must be artificially controlled.

Of course, these are issues that will be considered later, and the first thing to be determined now is the design plan of the livestock farm.

For this reason, Chen Mulin also made two different renderings in the past few days.

(End of this chapter)