NJ2018 Cultivating Rice - Transplanting

Nongsa jikseol
Project Introduction Editor's Notes
Table of Contents
Preface Preparing the Seed Grain Plowing the Soil Cultivating Hemp Cultivating Rice Cultivating Proso and Foxtail Millet Cultivating Barnyard Grass Cultivating Soybeans, Red Beans, and Mung Beans Cultivating Barley and Wheat Cultivating Sesame Cultivating Buckwheat
Glossary Further Readings

Original Script

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○苗種法: 擇水田, 雖遇旱不乾處。 二月下旬至三月上旬可耕。 每水田十分, 以一分養苗, 餘九分以擬裁苗。 【拔苗訖, 幷裁養苗處。】 先耕養苗處如法, 熟治去水, 剉柳枝軟梢厚布, 訖足踏之。 曝土令乾, 後灌水。 先漬稻種三日, 漉入蒿篅【鄕名: 空石】。 經一日下種, 後以板撈【鄕名: 翻地】覆種。 苗長一握以上, 可移裁之。 先耕苗種處, 布杼葉【鄕名: 加乙草】或牛馬糞。 臨移裁時, 又耕之如法, 熟治, 令土極軟。 每一科裁不過四五苗。 根未着土, 灌水不可令深。【此法, 便於除草, 萬一大旱, 則失手, 農家之危事也。】	09 10

English Translation

Transplanting Seedlings

Select wet fields where the seedlings will not become dry, even if in the case of a drought.

Plowing should be done between the last week of the second month and the first week of the third month.

Each paddy field is divided into ten parts, one part is for raising the seedlings, and the other nine parts are intended for (transplanting) the plant seedlings. After picking the seedlings completely, (transplant the seedlings in the fields), including the section where the seedlings were raised.

First, plow the section where the seedlings will be grown according to the plowing method (mentioned above), make the soil soft and levelled, and drain the water. Chop the soft ends of willow branches. Spread them thickly all over the fields and then stamp them underfoot. Leave the soil in the sunlight, let it dry completely, and irrigate the field.

First soak the rice seeds for three days, put them in the hoch’ŏn (known locally as pinsŏm) to drain. After one day set the seeds in the soil and cover them [with dirt] by p’anro (known locally as pŏnji).

When the seedlings have grown over the height of one’s fist and are able to be transplanted, First plow the place where the seedlings will be transplanted and then spread the oak leaves (known locally as kaŭlch’o) or cattle or horse manure.

When it is time to transplant the seedlings, plow again according to the method (mentioned previously) to make the soil loosen and level, making it extremely soft. Plant four or five seedlings for each transplantation. Since they have not yet taken root, do not irrigate them deeply. This method is convenient for weeding, in case of severe drought the crops will be lost, which is a matter of risk for the farm.

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