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Sunday, November 28, 2021

The history of “pearl farming” in the world begins in Ise-Shima, Japan. In 1890, Kakichi MITSUKURI, a professor at the University of Tokyo (who was taught at Keio University by Yukichi FUKUZAWA and entered the University South School, the predecessor of the University of Tokyo at the age of 15), and Kokichi MIKIMOTO, a merchant from the Shima region of Mie Prefecture. It seems that it goes back to the encounter with the founder of “Mikimoto”. The Uwa Sea, which stretches around Uwajima City and Ainan Town in Ehime Prefecture, is one of Japan's top pearl producing areas. In 2019, 41% of the national production of pearls will be produced in Ehime prefecture, making it the number one producer in Japan in both name and reality. Around 1907, a young man named Sakingo KONISHI, born in Uwajima, hired several ama from Mie and began harvesting natural pearls in the Uwa Sea. It seems that he was paying attention to the fact that the Pinctada that inhabit produce very beautiful pearls. Since he requested the prefecture to borrow a ama, it attracted a lot of attention, and since he started collecting pearl oysters and shellfish first, the prefecture issued a prefectural ordinance to ban the collection from the viewpoint of resource conservation. In 1909, he resigned from the Heijo branch manager due to the unpredictable damage of the bank due to the poor management of the bank and the unbridled business policy. This year, Hirayama's village headman, Michihisa Mifuji, former Misho village, and Sadakichi Nakao of Waguchi opened the “Konishi Pearl Farm” and signed a lease agreement with the Uchiumiura Fisheries Association in November of the same year. Work on pearl farming in earnest at Kizuna Hirayama.

I've been losing money since I was a kid with my parents' reckless-Generally, it is used as a word that a person may be found out and punished as a result of deceiving, lying, or cheating. It is often used to mean “I am suffering because of bad deeds I have done”, but in many cases, it means not only bad results but also good results. He says that the true meaning of “Retribution” is that he is taught that all the results he receives, good or bad, are created by his own driving force and actions. If this is understood correctly, there is no doubt that daily behavior will change and the suffering life will turn into a bright and enjoyable life. People are selfish creatures, and at such times, they want to blame the other person. Being aware that this is a mistake will make a lot of sense in the future. The law of action and reaction, newton's third law of motion, newton's third law, third law of motion is to be pushed back when pushed and pulled back when pulled. The two paired forces are usually of equal magnitude, opposite directions, and on the same line of action. From this principle, the law of momentum conservation is derived, and the force is worthy of the definition.

【Product Name】
Beni Madonna (Ehime Fruit Test No. 28; Ehime Kashi Dai Niju Hachigo)
【Type】
Citrus L.
【Producing Area】
Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture, Kihoku Town, Kitauwa District, Matsuno Town, Ainan Town, Minamiuwa District (Ehime Minami Agricultural Cooperative)
【Derived from the name】
Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture: I heard that it is related to Madonna who appears in Natsume Soseki's novel “Bocchan”. Published in the magazine “Hototogisu(Published by Mr. Kyokudo(His name is Masayuki and his childhood name is Kikuma.)Yanagihara, who was in the Kainan newspaper, on January 15, 1897.)” in April 1906. Cultivation is limited to Ehime prefecture. Public subscription.
【Characteristic story】
JA is a nickname for agricultural cooperatives. The symbol mark is a design that combines the green alphabets J and A, and seems to represent the image of a solid earth and a bond between people. JA is a cooperative organized for the purpose of protecting and enhancing farmers' farming and livelihoods and building a better society in the spirit of mutual aid (the spirit of people's solidarity and mutual help). It is an organization established by gathering people (union members) and sharing money (investment). JA provides agricultural management / technical guidance and lifestyle advice, as well as joint purchase of production materials / living materials, joint sales of agricultural and livestock products, acceptance of savings, lending of agricultural production funds and living funds, and necessary for agricultural production and living. It seems that they are engaged in various businesses and activities such as setting up shared facilities and mutual aid in case of emergency. Furthermore, it seems that they are engaged in activities to strengthen ties with the local community, such as welfare activities for the elderly, farming experience learning for children, and farmers' markets. It seems that JA's membership qualifications include regular members (farmers) and associate members. For this reason, I heard that even non-farmers can obtain membership qualifications as associate members and use various businesses if they pay the investment according to the enrollment procedure stipulated by each JA. The citrus fruits that bloom and bear fruit in the steep hills of the warm southwestern Shikoku, where typhoons hit, are the result of strong family farming. The goal of the mechanism to support it was the postwar specialized agricultural cooperative. Quoted from “Uwa Fruit and Vegetable Agricultural Cooperative Eighty Years of History” written by this prestigious Citrus Agricultural Cooperative. What can be drawn from it is the inseparability of credit business and agricultural cooperative management. And it seems that the use of agricultural cooperatives by union members supports the management of agricultural cooperatives and creates resources for management. It is the practice of a wide range of general agricultural cooperatives that this has been operated as a self-evident reason. It is a well-known fact that the Heisei Agricultural Cooperative Wide Area Merger prior to the merger of cities, towns and villages was to prepare for financial liberalization. Today's issue is how to organize future financial business and agricultural cooperative management under the continuation of the ultra-low interest rate policy. There seems to be a good chance that the financial business-dependent business model of the Agricultural Cooperative will no longer work. How different is the agency fee from the current credit business profit? Considering the mechanism of the general agricultural cooperative, it is desirable to run the credit business concurrently. In order to expand the farming business, it is necessary to maintain a mechanism that can contribute to the financing of farmers. I heard that the “Tachima Citrus Sales Association” was established by producers in the former Tachima Village in Kitauwa District in 1919, and the Uwa Citrus Industry Association was established in 1914. After that, in 1929, the Uwa Mandarin Sales and Purchasing Association was established. The following year, “Uwa Mandarin Sales Tokyo Business Trip Worker” was dispatched to Tokyo. The Uwa Mandarin Industry Association has achieved production guidance and improved the spread of shipping sorting standards, but it seems that it did not change the transaction form between producers and merchants in the production area. He says that the union organization was a mixture of producers and merchants. Even after the establishment of this union, it seems that the merchants were in control of dealings with the central market. Following the establishment of the sales and purchase association, there was a fierce battle between producers and merchants toward the revision of the articles of incorporation of the trade association, and as a result, I heard that all the tangerines of the trade association will be sold on consignment through the sales and purchase association. There is. During this time, political intervention seems to have been unreasonable. The difference between general agricultural cooperatives and specialized agricultural cooperatives. The financial management of the agricultural cooperative itself guarantees the permanence of the operation, and when the agricultural cooperative law was enacted in 1947, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was asked what the necessity should be for the credit business and the associate membership system of the single cooperative. Going forward, the JA jurisdiction is centered on urbanized areas, and is formed of a wide variety of terrain, from coastal fishing village areas to mountainous complex agricultural areas, on April 1, 1997. Seven JAs (1 city, 9 towns and 2 villages) in the Uwajima area merged, and JA Ehimeminami, the largest in the Nanyo area of ​​Ehime prefecture, launched with the catchphrase “Treasure contact and nurture with you.” From the perspective of next-generation measures, we are working to create a place for agricultural experience in order to convey the importance of agriculture, food safety and security to children. In addition, children are proud of their hometown and agriculture and aim to foster a rich heart. Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture, Located in the southwestern part of the prefecture. Seiyo City in the north, Kihoku Town and Matsuno Town in the east, and Ainan Town in the south. Next to it, it borders Sukumo City and Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture. The west faces the Uwa Sea, followed by a typical ria coast where coves and peninsulas are intricately interlaced., 5つの有人島(嘉島, 九島, 竹ヶ島, 戸島, 日振島)と, 多くの無人島(御五神島, 沖の島, 黒島, 佐島, 高島, 契島, 遠戸島, 野島, 横島)がある。The Onigajo mountain range on the east side has a steep slope approaching the sea and has a complex terrain with many undulations. Urban areas and settlements are scattered in the coastal plains and inland basins. Most of the rivers flow into the Uwa Sea. Above all, the Mima River joins the clear stream Shimanto River and flows to Kochi Prefecture. The east and west including the manned island is 38.15 km, the north and south is 34.94 km, and the area is 468.19 km2. Forests account for about 70% of the total.The climate is located between the Setouchi area and the Pacific coast area. The average annual temperature is 16 to 17 ° C, which is warm throughout the four seasons, and precipitation is high in the summer. It is said that it may exceed 2,500 mm per year in the year when the influence of the rainy season front and the passage of typhoons are frequent. The west side faces the Bungo Channel, and the east side is lined with 1,000 m-class monsoons, so the northwest monsoon blows in winter. Differences in temperature and precipitation can be seen between the coastal areas and mountainous areas, and the mountainous areas have various climates with snow and freezing. “Kihoku Town, Kitauwa District”, Located in the southwestern part of the prefecture. One town and one village in the former Hiromi Town and the former Hiyoshi Village:Merged in January 2005. The east borders Yusuhara Town and Shimanto Town in Kochi Prefecture. With a total area of ​​241.87 km2, it is famous as a typical mountainous area surrounded by 1,000-meter-class mountains. The largest tributary of the clear stream Shimanto River: Hiromi River(Famous for fishing Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) in summer, eels(Anguillidae)and crabs(Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758)in autumn. The river that flows out of the headwater takes in many streams, and the amount of water and the width of the river gradually increase. Join the Oyado River and Mima River on the way. It joins the shimanto river at Ekawasaki and flows from Tosa Bay (Shimanto City) into the Pacific Ocean.)Narukawakeikoku(It has its headwaters at Mt. Takatsuki and Umegasei Pass. It is located upstream of the Nara River and has a large amount of water, forming a wonderful canyon for about 3 km.), which is designated as Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park(Born in 1955 as Ashizuri National Monument. It has been additionally designated as the Uwakai area and the Marine Park area. It became a national park in 1972. A major feature is the varied landscape consisting of the coastal area including islands in the southwestern part of shikoku and the mountains in the inland area at an altitude of 1,000 m. In the Ashizuri area, cliffs with developed marine terraces continue, and subtropical marine life and coral communities benefiting from the Kuroshio Current can be seen. The Uwakai area is attractive for its delicate coves and island landscapes on the subsidence coast. You can enjoy the beautiful underwater scenery centered on soft coral(Among the animals that grow by preying on plankton in the sea with polyps as a member of coral, it is a soft object unlike reef-building coral.). In the inland area, natural forests such as giant trees such as Sciadopity, cryptomeria japonica, and Japanese cypress are left behind. It seems that you can see the vertical distribution of vegetation from warm temperate to cool temperate. Nametoko valley upstream of the Shimanto River: A series of waterfalls represented by the smooth riverbed of granite and the Yukiwa Falls. The shore forests such as Quercus salicina and Machilus thunbergii are beautiful and attract tourists.). Blessed with tourism resources based on abundant nature. “Matsuno Town, Kitauwa District”, It is located in the southwestern part of the prefecture and in the eastern part of Kitauwa District. It is a mountainous town that borders Kochi prefecture, and is famous as the smallest town in the prefecture. 84% of the town soil is forest. The abundant water flowing through the highly transparent Meguro River is a treasure trove of wild eels and a thumb-size river crab. The former Mtsumaru Highway, which used to be a key point of the Tosa Highway, prospered as a place for logistics and trade, and its townscape is still preserved. The medieval castle “Kagomori Castle” has been certified as a national historic site. It continues to be preserved and handed down as a city of history and culture. Agriculture and forestry, which is the core industry, has problems such as a shortage of successors due to the outflow of young people. However, it is said that it is making great efforts to promote peaches, citrons, plums, tea, etc., as well as paddy rice, which is the main crop. Deai slip: A mysterious pattern can be seen on the surface of the red granite weathered with a smooth, slippery water pattern. The flow of water on the slippery rocks feels the richness of nature and the vast time. Close to the Mannen Bridge, it is a place of relaxation for families and lovers, and is endlessly visited by painters and photographers as motifs. Senjyoshiki: Heals the tired body, and in the early summer when it is fresh green, the sunlight through the trees reflects the green color on the pale water surface. The nametoko highway where Ume crosses the Narutoge is a steep mountain road trip. Yukiwanotaki: Go through a forest of trees and climb a steep mountain path along the valley for about an hour(A ring of light snow-melted water flows fluently.). The snow ring waterfall waits for visitors while drawing ripples like a snow ring on a gentle slope. The green of the grove is dyed dark green over the entire valley where the deep mountains are piled up. The light shines dazzlingly, and the high sound of clear water echoes in the forest.Nature seems to be alive in the water flowing on the beautiful sliding rock surface, the clear blue sky, and the forest of the sliding floor. When the stream of water meets the “Shimanto River” and travels far to the Pacific Ocean. etc. “Ainan Town, Minamiuwa District”, I hope that the people who live here will love Town, love Region and people, and everyone will help each other and become a healthy city. Former 5 towns and villages (Uchiumi village, Misho town, Jyohen town, Ipponmatsu town, Nishiumi town): Born on October 1, 2004 by merger. An area blessed with a natural environment facing the Bungo Channel in the west, with a view of the Pacific Ocean with the Kuroshio Current in the south. In the northern part of MinamiUwa District, there is the Sasayama branch of the Ipponmatsu area, which branches off from the Shikoku Mountains. A plain is opened in the basin of the Sozu River, and the Mishou area and the Jyohen area are formed in this plain. Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park : Uchiumi, Mishou, Jyohen and Nishiumi areas : It is blessed with abundant nature and is benefiting from the fishing industry and tourism. Warm throughout the season, with a lot of rain during the rainy season and a South Sea climate. The beautiful scenery created by the ria coast is soothing. It is blessed with marine resources such as pearl oyster, which boasts the highest production and harvest in Japan, and bonito, which boasts the highest landing volume in Shikoku. Coral and tropical fish inhabit the waters around Kashima (Hojo). Also famous for scuba diving. Received the “Beautiful Village Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award” from Japan : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FISHERIES INFRASTRUCTURE:Stone wall village, 100 selections of historical and cultural assets of fishing villages that you want to keep in the future : Fisheries Agency, Ancient city preservation foundation etc. ; 100 beautiful historical climates of Japan. Valuable historical assets such as archaeological sites and historic sites such as the Heijo shell mound remain. Beni Madonna : Application number 15522 Application date 2003/03/10 Application publication date 2003/09/08 Registration number 12981 Registration date 2005/03/23 Duration of breeder's rights 25 years Extinction date of breeder's rights Variety Name and address of registrant Ehime Prefecture (Ichiban Town, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture): Name of the person who bred the registered varieties Mr. Keiji Kita, Mr. Yukinori Shigematsu, Mr. Hironori Yakushiji, Restrictions on exports, no designated countries. This variety is cultivated by crossing “Amakusa” with “Nanko”, and has a short-ovate fruit shape, heavy fruit weight, and a dark orange peel color (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture). Then, it is a citrus fruit that matures in mid-December. The shape of the tree is medium, the size of the tree is rather large, and the tree vigor is strong. The thickness of the shoots is thick, the internode length is short, and the thorns of the shoots are medium. The shape of the leaf blade is spindle-shaped, the degree of wavyness is absent, the size of the leaf blade is small, the leaf height is medium, the leaf blade width is narrow, and the sharpness of the net vein is rather clear. The shape of the wing leaf is wedge-shaped, the width and petiole length are medium, and the thickness is thick. Inflorescence formation is solitary, flower (bud) weight is light, petal shape is spindle-shaped, length is short, width is medium, color is white, number is 5, degree of pollen separation is separated, Some of the pollen is inside. The shape of the fruit is short oval, the fruit shape index is medium, the shape of the apex is flat, there is no radial groove and concave ring, the shape of the fruit stem is spherical, and the shape of the radial groove is medium. The fruit core is fairly coarse, the size is small, the weight of the fruit is heavy, the color of the pericarp is dark orange, the size of the oil vesicles is large, the density is sparse, the unevenness is convex, and the rough surface of the fruit is rough. Slightly slippery, the thickness of the pericarp is thin, the pericarp ratio is extremely small, and the difficulty of peeling is medium. The hardness of the sac is soft, the shape and size of the sac are medium, and the color is yellow-orange. The juice is a little high, the sweetness is a little high, the acidity is low, the aroma is a little high, the number of seeds is small, and the number of embryos is a single embryo. The germination period and flowering period are medium, the maturity period is quite early, and in the growing area, it is mid-December. Biennial bearing is medium, no floating fruit occurs, few cracks occur, and storability is rather short. Compared to “Nanko(The fruits are more rounded and oblate than Citrus unshiu and weigh about 130 g. The pericarp is dark orange to pale red-orange with conspicuous oil vesicles. The peeling property is a little worse than that of Satsuma mandarin, and the meat quality is a little rough, but the sugar content is about 13 degrees and the quality is excellent, and it is usually nucleus-free. Coloring is early, but the acid content decreases slowly, and the ripening period is around mid-December. It seems that the leaves have fallen in winter. Application number 2282 Date of application 1987/03/31 Registration number 1857. “Wase Miho” × “Clementine” hybrid seedlings with red-orange pericarp and nucleated high sugar, growing area (Kuchinotsu Town, Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture) ), Mandarin matures in mid-December. The shape of the tree is medium, the size and vigor of the tree are medium, the thickness of the shoots is thin, and the internode length is short. The leaves are thin and the size of the leaves is small. The formation of inflorescences is solitary, the color of the flowers is white, the number of petals is 4 to 5, and the flower powder is somewhat sterile. The appearance of the fruit is a circle, and the fruit index is 110 to 115, which is taller than that of Satsuma mandarin. The size of the style scar is enormous, the size of the fruit is medium (about 130 g), the color of the pericarp is red-orange, the thickness of the pericarp is a little thin, and the difficulty of peeling is a little more difficult than that of Satsuma mandarin. The size and density of the oil vesicles are medium, the unevenness is convex, and the smoothness of the fruit surface is coarse. The occurrence of floating fruits is difficult. The hardness of the vesicle membrane is soft, and the size of the juice vesicles is small. The juice is a little high, the sweetness is high (sugar content 13-14 degrees), the acidity is medium, the acid reduction is slow, and the aroma is medium. Seeds are difficult to form, and the number of embryos is single embryo. The maturity period is early, and it is mid-December in the breeding ground. It is difficult to get sunburned fruits and cracked fruits. Compared to “Wase Miho”, the leaves are smaller, the shape is circular, the skin color is darker, the sweetness is higher, etc., and the fruits are larger than “Clementine”, and the oil follicles. Distinguishing is recognized by the fact that the density of the leaves is coarse and that they are non-nucleated.)”, the width of the wing leaves is wider, the pericarp ratio is smaller, etc., and compared to “Amakusa”, the fruit shape is short egg type, the number of seeds is smaller, etc. Distinguishing is recognized. Only those that have passed the sugar content, appearance, coloring, shape, etc. after checking with an optical sensor can be shipped under the brand name Beni Madonna. Unfortunately, I can't use Beni Madonna's name for the part that didn't pass the inspection. It is shipped as it is under the name of “Ehime Fruit Test No. 28” or the product name given by the shipping source. Madonna stands for Virgin Mary and Donna stands for a lady in Italy. Agricultural products limited to Ehime prefecture as a crimson lady-like fruit and a noisy fruit like Madonna that the pine hermit longed for. It is also said to be a jelly that becomes a tree.  It has a new texture that has never been seen before, and it has a trotting mouthfeel, a very thin sac, and a soft, juicy sweetness with tightly packed flesh. In addition, it seems that the sugar content and taste are condensed by controlling the water content by cultivating in a house and covering the field with a mulch sheet.

Cultivation takes time. Because the skin is thin, it is easily damaged when hit by rain, and it is also vulnerable to pests. I heard that house cultivation is essential for raising a lady.  Ehime Prefecture is also active in expanding production and marketing of Beni Madonna. As early as 2006, the year after its birth, it was certified as a brand with “love”, which is a recommended product of the prefecture. The Prefectural Brand Strategy Division encouraged TV stations and information magazines in the metropolitan area to appeal to them and to adopt them at famous sweets stores.

Beni Madonna is harvested for only a few weeks in December. Due to the small amount of production and shipment, it is a very rare variety, and it is said that it is rarely distributed to eastern Japan, so it is a very rare mandarin orange that can only be tasted in a very short period of time.
There is love in Ehime prefecture! The flesh is full of sweetness, the sac membrane that wraps the flesh is soft, and it can be eaten as a bag, so it is a citrus that is loved by a wide range of age groups from children to the elderly.

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