Agricultural anecdotes - nougyouyowa

Japanese: 農業余話 - のうぎょうよわ

This is an agricultural book written by Konishi Atsuyoshi (1767-1837) of Saho Village, Settsu Province (present-day Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture). The Konishi family was a village headman and is said to have been enthusiastic about agricultural instruction. Based on the belief that natural phenomena are governed by certain laws, he applied the theory of yin and yang and attempted to thoroughly discuss the principles of crop cultivation, fertilizer, weeding, and so on. The basic information was based on the author's own experiences, but the descriptions give the impression that theory was the only thing that came first. The book was completed around 1809 (Bunka 6), and was published in 1828 after being jointly supervised and revised by Hirata Atsutane and Atsumasa, father and son, and was widely read.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

摂津国佐保村(現，大阪府茨木市)の小西篤好（あつよし）(1767‐1837)が著した農書。小西家は庄屋で，農事指導に熱心だったといわれる。自然現象が一定の法則支配下にあるとの信念にもとづき，陰陽説を適用し，作物栽培，肥料，除草などの原理を論じつくそうとした。基礎知識は著者自身の体験だが，記述ははなはだ理論だけ先行した印象をあたえる。1809年(文化6)ごろ脱稿，28年に平田篤胤･篤真父子の協力指導と校訂をへて出版され，ひろく読まれたという。

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