わが国の茶業形態についての予察的考察

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The tea industry of Japan, which is one of the most important export industries, developed with the commencement of export at 1859. The development of export of tea was accompanied by the increase of tea production. The tea export marked the maximum at 1891, that was about 53, 000, 000 ponds, and the after the year, export decreased gradually. The areas of tea gardens also came to its maximum at 1885, that was 60, 000 hectares, and it decreased after the year, and the production of tea were concentrated upon some areas gradually. Thus, tea producing areas have been formed. That are Shizuoka Pref., Mie Pref., Kyoto Pref. and others.The concentrated areas of tea production are divided into two types in relation to their tea producing systems.(I) Area, in which tea farmers growing tea gardens and manufacturing tea by themselves, are dominant.(II) Area, in which tea farmers are differentiated two types, i.e., raw leaf seller, and manufacturer mainly depending upon buying tea leaves.The area belonging to type (I) are found in the mountains of the Ooi and Abe Basins in the Shizuoka Pref., typically. The area belonging to Type (II) develope on the diluvial uplands, such as Makino-hara area in Shizuoka Pref.Writer discussed some conditions of the formation of the areas of these types.
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