Shepherd Jia Xuzhong Creates a Legend of Prosperity Through the Sheep Industry

From "starting from scratch" 3 years ago to now owning 210 mutton sheep and assets of 370,000 yuan, shepherd Jia Xuzhong has created a legend of "prosperity" through the sheep industry.

Jia Xuzhong earned 300,000 yuan raising sheep over 3 years. When fellow villagers asked him for his secret, Jia Xuzhong proudly said that in raising sheep, he had the "three treasures" of prosperity.

Good policies, 'zero' investment is the first 'treasure'

Jia Xuzhong explained that the village's rural library has many books on breeding, and whenever he has free time he goes to read them and has learned a lot. At the same time, the township government has also hired a veterinarian to reside year-round in the breeding community, so problems can be solved at the first opportunity.

High technology, 'zero' risk is the second 'treasure'

With "zero" investment, "zero" risk and high returns, Jia Xuzhong, having tasted the benefits, kept expanding his breeding scale, and his sheep inventory has grown to 210.

Raising so many sheep, isn't he afraid that price fluctuations will make them unsellable? "There's not the slightest need to worry, we also have the third 'treasure'." Jia Xuzhong proudly explained.

First, the geographical location is good. In Donggou Village, the air, soil and water are all unpolluted, and the forage grass is grown by themselves, so the mutton counts as a 'green product' and is much in demand; second, all the sheep-raising households have joined a cooperative, which reduces the risk of withstanding market price fluctuations, and Yanxia Township has also set a guaranteed minimum purchase price for sheep, with subsidies provided for the portion below that; third, the whole sheep is a treasure. Besides the tender and delicious mutton, sheep wool is also an important daily-use and industrial material, and the knitting wool, blankets, felt and other products made from it sell well on the market.