Studied the size of soil by land category to select places suitable for cultivating oriental medicines, the speciaity of Chollabuk-do Provincial Government and property and size of the centering aroung topsoil. And the results are summarized as follows. 1. The total size of the soil of Kimje-City, Namwon-City, Iksan City, Chonju-City,Jeongup-City including Kunsan-City totaled adout 3,079,663.7㎢. 2. As for land category, forestry was 40% of a total size as about 1,224,513.7㎢. Rice field was 31% of a total size as about 960,723.1㎢. Dry field was 10% of a total size as about 293,448.7㎢. Though grassland and orchard did not amount to 1% as about 9,716.5 ㎢ and 228.6㎢, respectively other kinds of soil were 19% as about 588,853.3㎢. 3. As for the property of soil, loam was 46% as about 1,432,133.9㎢. Sandy loam was 24% as about 727,811㎢. Silty loam was 20% as about 608,486.6㎢. Sandy clay loam was 3% as about 82,139.3㎢. Sandy soil of good quality Anlehmiger sand did not amount to 1% as about 3,980.0㎢. While other kinds of soil were about 7% as about 234,104.6㎢.

• 辛民敎(圓光大學校및 醫藥資源硏究센터) | 신민교