Double robbing is a term formed in rural areas before land is contracted to families. In other words, when summer grain is harvested every year, we should not only use sunny days to grab wheat, but also use earlier time to transplant rice seedlings, plant sweet potatoes and sow soybeans. When the autumn harvest comes, we should harvest rice quickly and sow wheat and rape in the fields. Autumn is the key period for farmers to harvest grain. So it's called summer harvest and autumn harvest. Summer double robbery usually starts from south to north.
The double-grab time depends on the wheat harvest situation in various places, generally from late May to late June, which takes about 1 month. Wheat is harvested early, and the double harvest time is also early. If the wheat harvest is late, it will be too late for the double harvest. Because after wheat harvest, farmers must quickly sow corn, rice seedlings or soybeans in the wheat field. They must harvest and sow, so this period is called summer? Double robbery? The busy farming season only takes more than 20 days.
In the present mechanized operation, the rice over 10 mu can be harvested in a few hours, while the rice over 10 mu can only be harvested in two days at most by a rotary tiller. In the past, cows were used to plow fields, with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky. All processes depend on manpower. The temperature in mid-July is the highest in the whole year. It was just after five o'clock in the morning and it was just dawn. There are many people in the field. They picked up the ears of rice, cut them home, piled them on sunny farms, piled them on several acres of land, and threshed them at night, so they usually had no time during the day, so they had to transplant rice seedlings in the fields.
After the rice is harvested, the children will help dry the rice. Although it is easier to cut and thresh than before, it is spread out with a special rake and dried repeatedly. Get rid of chickens, ducks and some birds If it rains suddenly, take it home in time. However, in dog days, the temperature is usually 389 degrees. Step on rice barefoot and kick your legs back and forth. It's better to do foot massage. It will be dark in a few days. At this time, adults are generally busy farming, leveling and fertilizing. With all this done, it's time to start transplanting.