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Table 1 Acreage planted with paddy fields (P), barnyard millet (B), and foxtail millet (F) in eight areas in Iwate prefecture in 1955, 1960, and 1965

From: A decrease in eating barnyard millet in Iwate prefecture: a literature review of Iwate no Hoken (hygiene in Iwate)

 

1955

1960

1965

 

P

B

F

(B + F)/P

P

B

F

(B + F)/P

P

B

F

(B + F)/P

Morioka

1898.4

282.0

22.4

0.16

1916.2

173.6

9.8

0.10

1962.3

36.0

0.8

0.02

Hanamaki

5085.2

372.2

30.0

0.08

5290.3

253.4

4.9

0.05

6215.0

50.4

0.1

0.01

Tono

2195.6

492.5

50.1

0.25

2465.7

272.9

16.1

0.12

2485.7

47.8

1.7

0.02

Ichinoseki

2532.2

2.0

0.7

0.00

2758.4

1.8

10.9

0.00

3164.0

0.0

0.0

0.00

Fukuoka

440.5

821.0

128.2

2.15

421.5

647.8

44.1

1.64

477.0

451.3

34.6

1.02

Kunohe

343.2

449.9

67.3

1.51

392.6

369.2

9.6

0.96

447.3

146.8

0.4

0.33

Iwaizumi

12.7

117.3

18.4

10.72

128.2

464.3

69.3

4.16

258.3

204.0

18.6

0.86

Taneichi

280.2

563.8

40.0

2.15

319.8

450.2

10.3

1.44

399.8

268.8

1.0

0.67

  1. These data were cited from the statistical handbook of Iwate of each year
  2. The unit of acreage is a hectare. The original units are in chobu in 1955 and 1960, and acre in 1965
  3. Minor merging with neighboring cities, towns, and villages occurred during this period