Abstract
Agricultural productive powers vary with districts. The degree of mechanization and the yield per unit area may be used as the measures for indicating difference of productivity. In the case of Okayama prefecture, I got the following results:
I. one part is remarkably different from another in its development. The prefecture may de divided into four regions according to the degree of their development: (I) The southern plain region. (II) The southern edge of Kibi plateau region. (III) The Kibi plateau region. (IV) The Chugoku mountain region.
2. The regional difference in agricaltural productive powers has close relationship to the difference in the process of modernization of village life. The more remains of feudalism, the less agricultural productive powers.
3. The degree in agricultural productive powers can be considered as a scale to measure the degree of agricultural modernization.
4. Low productive powers is useful to keep feudalism and feudal customs.
It is very important to promote social and economic modernization to develop agricultural productive powers.
