Niikappu Ranch

Japanese: 新冠牧場 - にいかっぷぼくじょう

This ranch is located in Shizunai Town, Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido. It is currently called the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Niikappu Breeding Ranch. It began in 1872 (Meiji 5) when the Hokkaido Development Commission gathered nearly 2,000 wild horses on about 70,000 hectares of land across the three counties of Shizunai, Niikappu and Saru. In 1877, Edwin Dun, a foreign official, carried out full-scale development and became the Hidaka Horse Ranch. In 1884, it became the Niikappu Horse Ranch under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Ministry, and in 1888, it became the Niikappu Imperial Ranch, and contributed to the breeding and development of draft horses and military horses, as well as the improvement of their breeds.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

北海道日高支庁静内（しずない）町にある牧場。現在は農林水産省新冠種畜牧場という。1872年(明治5)に北海道開拓使によって，静内，新冠，沙流（さる）の3郡にわたる約7万haの土地に野生馬を2000頭近く集牧したのがはじまりで，77年には御雇外国人のエドウィン･ダンにより本格的な整備が行われ，日高牧馬場となった。84年に宮内省所管の新冠牧馬場，88年からは新冠御料牧場となり，輓馬（ばんば），軍馬の繁殖･育成，品種改良に貢献した。

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