People in Taiwan did not accept Wuguo fish in the
beginning of import period, and many people doubted the
economic value of this fish. In 1951, the original
Department of Agriculture and Forestry started to
promote raising Wuguo fish in rice fields. This way
could reduce diseases of paddy rice.
In the early days of Taiwan, the cultivation of Wuguo
fish is a type of extensive operation, and later the
type of comprehensive operation prevails in the 1960s.
Although the crops and the animal droppings can be used
as substitutes of the feeding stuffs and help to reach
the target of cost down, the negative impression of
using such feeding stuffs cannot be easily shaken off
from the mind of customers.
About the topic of feeding stuffs, Uncle Chen Zhen-ming
had further explanation for us. When the droppings of
poultry and livestock, the organic fertilizers, are
discharged into the fish farms, they become the feeding
stuffs of planktons as well as aquatic plants and
animals. Then, these planktons as well as aquatic plants
and animals become the natural assistant feeding stuffs
of Wuguo fish. The process is just like a small food
chain, but most people do not understand the case.
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The Type of Extensive Operation Can
Drive Cost Down |
Photo Provided by
Mr.
Shiu Han-Sen
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The Abandoned Pig Farm Beside
the Fish Farm |
Photo Provided by The Naughty Smart Group
Chinese Steelyard in the Early Days
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Motorcycle Totally Smeared with Antirust Paint |
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