…It was only in modern times that ploughing began to be reevaluated, when there was a call for increasing yields by converting paddy fields to dry fields, plowing deeply, and increasing the use of fertilizer. Before the modern era, the Kyushu region used a well-developed bedless plough (held standing plough) that was capable of deep plowing. This was then introduced throughout the country, but the drawback was that it required skill and physical strength to balance the plough. … *Some of the terminology used in reference to "Hachimichi plow" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…犂耕が見なおされるようになったのは近代になってからで,水田の乾田化と深耕,肥料の増投による収量増が叫ばれたからである。近代に入る以前,九州地方では深耕のできる発達した無床犂(抱持立犂)が使われていた。そしてこれが全国に紹介されたが,その難点は犂のバランスをとるのに熟練と体力を要することであった。… ※「抱持立犂」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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