北海道農業機械化の動向

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1. Up to the present, approximately 300 farm tractors have been introduced in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, since 1951. This may indicate that a rapid farm mechanization is under way in Hokkaido. 2. A most remarkable farm mechanization can be found in Tokachi Region, the southeastern slope of the island, and this is shown by the number of remodeled jeeps for farm use and Farmall Cub tractors introduced to the region. 3. From the standpoint of farm mechanization, Tokachi Region is found the most promising, because the average area of the farms in the region exceeds 10 hectares (25 acres), wide enough to be mechanized economically. 4. The several good outcomes of farm mechanization found in the region are as follows: a. It enables the reduction of horses for draft purpose and increases dairy herds instead, that means an increase of intensity of farming. b. It enables the deeper plowing of farmland and the operation of farming practice at the proper time, which assures "more crop production". c. It enables an increase in acreage of root crops such as sugar beets and potatoes that need considerable labor-hours where horse power is used. d. A proper crop rotation can be practised by the introduction of powerful tractors which assures a good turn-over of grass sod after fallowing.
帯広畜産大学の論文
1956-03-30