Growing Xiangyun crucian carp out of season: this is how Yong Youcai does it

    Yong Youcai is a farmer from Yaoxiang Village, Shezhu Town, Liyang City, Jiangsu. He is a well-known local large-scale fish farmer and skilled breeder, and has also been a core demonstration household for fisheries science and technology for many consecutive years. He was the first in the Liyang area to introduce the new Xiangyun crucian carp variety many years ago, and he sells commercial Xiangyun crucian carp out of season, achieving considerable farming returns. In late May 2009, using the method of encircling with fishing nets, he caught a total of more than 42,000 kg of commercial fish from a 70-mu fish pond, with an average production of 600 kg of commercial fish per mu. The average selling price of commercial fish was 13 yuan per kg, with sales reaching 546,000 yuan. After deducting all farming costs and expenses, the net profit reached 185,000 yuan.

His main practices: first, introducing the excellent new variety Xiangyun crucian carp; second, continuously learning from and summarizing practical fish-farming experience, and implementing scientific stocking of fry, scientific feeding and scientific management; third, promptly doing a good job of disease prevention and disinfection in the fish pond, with fish disease control focused on prevention; fourth, implementing out-of-season sales to raise selling prices and profits, thereby increasing the economic benefits of farming.