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2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A fundamental study of manure dealer in Tokugawa Period

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18520513
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Japanese history
Research InstitutionToyo University

Principal Investigator

SHIRAKAWABE Tatuso  Toyo University, The Faculty of Literature, A professor (40062872)

Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2007
Keywordsa fish manure dealer / a sardine / a herring / a dried sardine
Research Abstract

This study conducted a basic research about the management of fish manure merchants and a retail market in the Tokugawa Period.
Fish fertilizers such as sardine and herring were extensively used as manure for farm products in the Tokugawa Period. Several excellent studies have been published on the circulation of fish fertilizers. However, there have been few studies on the retail system of fish fertilizers to farmers. In the above studies, manure dealers have been unduly characterized as usurious men.
In this study, I investigated manure merchants in Tsuchiura-shi (Ibaraki), Oohira-town (Tochigi), Saitama-shi (Saitama), Amagasaki-shi (Hyogo), Nishinomiya-shi (Hyogo). As a result of analysis, it was found that manure dealers had become less and less characterized as usurers in the 19th century.
An interest rate for advance payments was more than 20% for half a year in the Kanto Area in the 18th century, but it was lowered to 6% in the 19th century. An interest rate for advance payments had already become 6% for half a year in the Kinai Area by the 18th century. The management of manure dealers was not different from those of other merchants.

  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2008 2007

All Journal Article (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 畿内先進地域の豪農と肥料商人2008

    • Author(s)
      白川部 達夫
    • Journal Title

      東洋大学文学部紀要 61集史学科篇33号

      Pages: 91-144

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A large farmer and dried sardine merchant of Kinai area in Tokugawa period2008

    • Author(s)
      Shirakawage, Tatuso
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin toyo University NO.61 Department of History The Faculty Of Literature Vol. 33

      Pages: 91-144

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 近世後期の肥料仲買商人の動向2007

    • Author(s)
      白川部 達夫
    • Journal Title

      東洋大学人間科学総合研究所紀要 7

      Pages: 336-321

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A dried brokerage in the late Tokugawa period2007

    • Author(s)
      Shirakawabe, Tatuso
    • Journal Title

      The bulletin of the Institute of Human Sciences,Toyo University Vol. 7

      Pages: 321-336

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2010-02-04  

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