Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University

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Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University Volume 6
published_at 1955

Rice Cultivation in the Oosima-gun, Yamaguti Prefecture 1. Historical Changes in Cultivation and Production

山口県大島郡の稲作 第1報 稲作の変遷
Doi Yataro
Descriptions
The Oosima-gun consists of a main island and many small neighboring islands in the Inland Sea. It is presumed that the rice cultivation in this district began nearly 2000 years ago. During this long period, the paddy fields inclined up to the hills and extended out to the sea shore. For irrigation, many wells, pools, dams and canals were developed. Hence, there had been a gradual increase in the production of rice crop