Group farm of Arakawa Village Hakkouda Kaitakushi Agricultural Cooperative

Arakawa Village Hakkouda Agricultural Cooperative Group Farm (Aomori Prefecture)--Nemagaridake, a valuable source of income The Arakawa Village Hakkouda Kaitakushi Agricultural Cooperative, a group farm established by repatriates from China, is located in Arakawa Village, Higashitsugaru County, Aomori Prefecture, which was acquired through the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The first group of 20 farmers settled there in September 1953. In May 1954, 26 families of 5 In May 1954, there were 26 households with 5.6 members. The first sowing of seeds began in May, 1954, when 26 households of 56 people gathered to plant balayasho, corn, soybeans, and other crops in the 7 hectares of fields that had been cleared. The farmers are barely surviving on the Welfare Law and loans from the farmers' welfare and public welfare funds, and they have high hopes for the harvest of barley and other grains. Nemagaridake is a valuable source of income. The farmers sold it to Shimoyu Hot Springs for 70 yen per kilo and used it as a side dish. June 1929, photo by Isamu Terao, Mainichi Graph 195 July 7, 1949, p. 9, cut.