2014年7月4日,新疆生产建设兵团第一师二团农机工人正在检修采棉机。进入7月以来,地处塔里木棉区的新疆阿拉尔市各团(场)及早动手,做好对采棉机的检修工作,为棉花机采做好准备。2014年,新疆阿拉尔市种植棉花11万hm2,其中机采棉约8万hm2,阿拉尔市计划投入1 500余台采棉机备战秋收。 July 4, 2014, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the first division two groups of agricultural workers are overhaul cotton picker. Since July, all groups (fields) in Alar City, located in the Tarim Kapok area, have started work as early as possible to do a good job in the overhaul of the cotton picker and prepare for cotton harvesting. In 2014, Xinjiang’s Alar City planted 110,000 hm2 of cotton, of which about 80,000 hm2 were picked up by cotton machines. Alar plans to invest more than 1,500 cotton pickets for autumn harvest.