Previously, the writer divided the rurban communitey of the city of Nagano (population 100, 000) into several areas according to the degree of connection of each town or village with the central city. In this paper, the industrial and agricultural structure of each area is studied.
(1) In the suburban villages, distance to the city precludes intencive land cultivation. In the first area, a considerable portion of the manpower.is absorbed by the city so that a majority of the population are part-time farmers who can provide food only for themselves, agricultural productivity in this area, therefore, remains stationary.
(2) Vegetables for the city of Nagano are produced mainly on the natural levees of the Chikuma River which belong in the first or second area. Such each crops are raised only as a sideline because of the limited consuming power of the city.
(3) In the second area and it's adjacent zone apples for the markets of Nagano are grown. The apple-growing industry has developed rapidly after the economic crisis of 1936 and is taking the place of serf-culture as the main business of the area. In addition, flowers are made and dairy cows are kept so that the type of agriculture practiced is that which is commonly found regions adjacent to large cities.
(4) In the third area and. outside of the region, farmers engage in ricegrowing, and serf-culture, adding to their income by raising tobacco, hops, and hemp.
In adittion to the abore occupations, home industries still exist in this area, however, their producing capacity, is small.
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