Landsmith - Okakaji

…The rental fee varied depending on the era and region, but it was generally 2.5 to 3 sho of brown rice per year for one hoe. Most of the lenders were farm blacksmiths, but in the Sanjo and Mitsuke areas, they were sometimes blacksmith wholesalers or hardware merchants called oka kaji, and it was not uncommon for one household to own nearly 3,000 hoes for rent. All repairs to the rented hoes were free of charge, and the blacksmith would visit farmers in the fall, repair the hoes during the winter agricultural off-season, and distribute them in the early spring. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Rikukaji" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…貸料は時代や地域によっても異なるが，鍬1挺年間玄米2升5合～3升というのが一般的である。貸主は農鍛冶が大部分であるが，三条･見附地方では陸（おか）鍛冶という鍛冶問屋や金物商がこれにあたることもあり，一軒で3000挺近い貸鍬を持つ場合もまれではなかった。貸鍬の修理はすべて無料で，秋に鍛冶屋が農家をまわり，農閑期の冬のうちに鍬の修理を終え，春先にこれを配る方式がとられた。…

※「陸鍛冶」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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