AWM82 2/264 - [Captured Japanese Documents:] Farming Plan based on order AG5040 of the Australian Forces [File in Japanese]

Accession Number AWM2018.8.1379
Collection number AWM82 2/264
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Official Record
Physical description 11 Image/s captured
Maker Japanese Armed Forces
Date made 1945-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

This item is a plan for agricultural production at Japanese camps in Rabaul. Matters discussed include purposes of agricultural production at camps, size of production unit, area of cultivated land and maintenance of existing crops, production of staple food, seasonings and livestock, use and maintenance of farming equipment, etc. An attached table specifies the volume of main crops required per person, estimated yield per tan and per acre, the size of cultivated land required per person, the period required for harvesting each main crop and the cultivated land required for self-sufficiency (per person and per camp).

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