S^iUl^l'^J'l'- — 34 — 



Soja Bean ... ... S ^, ooo j/en 4.,<^i y ,000 yen 5,000,000 j^« 



Cowhides 299,000 „ 732,000 „ 1,032,000 „ 



Cotton „ 435.000 ,, 435'OOo „ 



Ginsing 259,000 „ 2,000 „ 261,000 „ 



III. AGRICULTURE IN KARAFUTO. 



The agriculture of Karafuto was, in former times, not worthy of our serious consideration ; 

 but since the island came into. the possession of Japan, the Government endeavoured to invite 

 immigrants by offerring many inducements, such as lending houses, seeds and domestic animals. 

 Thus, the number of their households commenced to increase; and at the end of 1912, there 

 were 2,243 houses of settlers, whose farms altogether amounted to 4,000 cho. Moreover, there 

 is every prospect of the continued increase of the farming population there. According to the 

 investigation of the Colonial Government of Karafuto, there is an area of 130,000 cko, which is 

 capable to be appropriated for cultivation and grazing. As regards the climate, it is observed 

 that the temperature seldom rises above the freezing point during the four months of winter; 

 but in the summer, it sometimes goes up even to 30° C and farming can be carried on between 

 May and September. As for agricultural products, barley, naked barley, wheat, oat, rye, rape, 

 buckwheat, peas and potatoes are the principal ones. Also, there were, at the end of 1912, 1,455 

 heads of cattle and 2,629 heads of Horse. 



