2002 Rice Stalk Gathering Season
The 2002 rice stalk gathering season began on 23rd September and concluded on 8th October.
| |
Nē ROTOBALERS |
Ha GATHERED |
Hg GATHERED |
Nē OF BALES |
Tn GATHERED |
| 2002 SEASON |
2 |
71 |
852 |
1,189 |
363 |
Two prototypes were used which were adapted for areas with swampy land. When working on plots with swampy conditions, the prototype whose tractor belonged to Valencia City Council was used and for the remainder of plots, a tractor service was hired to haul the rotobaler.
The bales of stalks were removed from the fields with the help of a tractor and were transported to a plot on platforms, where they were accumulated for their subsequent transfer to the composting plant.
2003 Rice Stalk Gathering Season
The stalk gathering season began on 15th September and concluded on 10th October.
| |
Nē ROTOBALERS |
Ha GATHERED |
Hg GATHERED |
Nē OF BALES |
Tn GATHERED |
| 2003 SEASON |
3 |
421 |
5,068 |
5,675 |
1,895 |
The three rotobalers were used. In order to haul the rotobalers, two tractors and two drivers were hired and the third tractor, the protype belonging to the Valencia City Council was only used on plots with swampy ground.
As in previous years, a controlled fire was carried out in the areas which were not baled by the guards from the Agrarian Counsel, Valencia Town Council, using the favourable winds to ensure that the smoke be dispersed towards less inhabited areas and to substantially reduce the environmental impact on the Park and urban areas. In the same way as previously, the bales of straw were removed from the fields with the aid of a tractor and were transported to a plot on platforms where they were accumulated for their subsequent transfer to the composting plant.
