A study on way of increase of farmhouse income by oriental medicine, the specialty of Chollabuk-do Provincial Government (Ⅰ) (A study on soil of small cities for selection of places for cultivating oriental medicines)
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㎢.