A Study on Labor Saving in Paddy Rice Cultivation

논벼재배에 있어서의 노동력 절감에 관한 연구

Experiments and investigations were done basically and practically for the purpose of labor saving in paddy rice cultivation especially on Homizil i.e. hoeing and herbicide, 1969. 8 concrete tanks were established on the open base of Keon Kuk University for comparison of percolation, dissolved oxygen and yield test of rice in the paddy plot of tank. The dimension of the bottom of each tank is square meter. Each of the 4 of the 8 tanks is 21cm in height and each of the remaining 4 tanks is 36cm. Each tank has a system that comprises 2 sets of tubes, each of which has 20 holes of 5mm in diameter scattered every side and is covered with nylon cloth taking water in the tank. One set consists of 4 P.V.C tubes. The first set is situated 8cm below the top of the tank and the second set is located at bottom layer inside the tank. The 4 tubes of each set are combined together and led to the glass tube which protects from inside to outside. And this inside-outside glass tube is connected to the small rubber tube. Also a glass tube is set 4cm below the top of the tank. Paddy loam was filled on sand in each of the tanks in the soil depth of either 15cm or 30cm. The depth of sand was 5cm in the soil depth of 15cm and 10cm in the soil depth of 30cm. (Fig. 1, 2 and 3). The paddy rice was grown in the tank. The percolation of water, the dissolved oxygen and the yield of rice were observed in the tank. And the dissolved oxygen was detected by Winkler method. A sandy paddy field of heavy percolation was selected at the field of the National Agricultural Material Inspection Center in Seoul. It was divided into 9 plots. These plots were given 3 treatments: (A) not hoeing, (B) hoeing one time and (C) hoeing two times. These treatments were replicated 3 times along the latin square design. The paddy rice was grown and sprayed with Stam F-34 in the all plots for the purpose of killing weeds before hoeing. The two types of paddy of field i.e. one for normal percolation and the other for ill drainage were selected at Iri Crop Experiment Station, Jeonla-Bukdo. Each field was divided into 24 plots for 8 treatments. They are: (A) not hoeing; (B) hoeing one time; (C) hoeing two times; (D) not hoeing but treating with herbicide, Pamcon; (E) hoeing one time and weeding two times also treating with herbicide, Pamcon; (F) hoeing two times and weeding one time a], o treating with herbicide, Pamcon; (G) hoeing two times and weeding two times also treating with herbicide, Pamcon, ; (H) usual manner. The labor hours and expenses needed for weeding in the paddy by hoeing were investigated in a farmer at Suwon and the price of herbicide and the yield of rice were taken out at Iri, Jeonla-Bukdo. The results obtained from the above experiments and investigations are as follows: 1. The relationship between percolation and dissolved oxygen shows that a very small amount of oxygen is detected in the soil water under 2cm below surface of earth in the paddy even when percolation is over 4.0cm per 24 hours (Tab. 1). 2. The relationship between percolation and yield of rice shows that the yield of rice increases in the percolation of 0cm and 1.5cm per 24 hours and decreases in the percolation of 2.5cm and 3.4cm in the plot of the 15cm ploughing depth and increases in the percolation of 1.4cm and 3.0cm and decreases in the percolation of 0cm and 4.0cm in the plot of 30cm ploughing depth (Tab. 1 and Fig. 5). 3. The yield of paddy weeded with Stam F-34 in the sandy field of heavy percolation in Seoul was 3.02 tons in the plot of not hoeing, 2.99 tons in hoeing one time and 3.05 tons in hoeing two times per hectare (Tab. 5). 4.1). 4. 1) The yield of rice per 10 ares in the field of normal percolation at Iri was 338kg in not hoeing, 379kg in hoeing one time, 383kg in hoeing two times, 413kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and not hoeing, 433kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and hoeing one time and weeding two times, 399kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and hoeing two times and weeding one time, 420kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and hoeing two times and weeding two times and 418kg in usual manner (Tab. 6-1). 2) The yield of rice per 10 ares in the field of ill drainage at Iri was 323kg in not hoeing, 363kg in hoeing one time, 342kg in hoeing two times, 388kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and not hoeing, 425kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and hoeing one time and weeding two times, 427kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and hoeing two times and weeding one time, 449kg in spraying herbicide, Pamcon, and hoeing two times and weeding two times and 412kg in usual manner (Tab. 6-2). 5. 1) The labor hours for weeding by hoeing was 37.1 hours but 53.5 hours if hours for meal, smoking and so on are included, and the expenses including labor cost needed for weeding by hoeing in the paddy rice was 2, 346 Won per 10 ares at Suwon (Tab. 7). 2) The labor hours for weeding by spraying herbicide with hand sprayer in the paddy rice was about 5 hours per 10 ares at Suwon and the expenses for weeding by spraying herbicide in the paddy rice was 750 Won but 1130 Won if the loss by decrement of rice in the paddy field of ill drainage per 10 ares is calculated in estimation at Iri (Tab. 8). From these observations and investigations it is known that using of some kinds of herbicides Saves labor and expenses of weeding, almost without giving damages to the rice itself, in the field of normal or heavy percolation comparing usual manner of hoeing.

논벼농사의 노동력을 덜기 위하여 이중 가장 중요한 호미질에 의한 중경제초의 노력을 살초제에 의한 것으로 전환시키고자 기초적인 면과 실제적인 면으로 시험조사를 하였다. 건국대학교에서 1m평방 안높이 21cm 및 36cm의 두 형의 concrete tank를 각 4개씩 만들고 그 안에 채수관장치를 한 뒤 양토작토로 논벼를 심어 수도물로 관수하고 투수속도와 산소침투 정도와 수량과의 관계를 보았다. 농림부 자재 검사소 내에서 투수가 심한 사질답전포장에 전면적으로 살초제 Stam F-34를 살포하여 제초하고 제 1구는 중경을 하지 않고, 제 2구는 중경 1회, 그리고 제 3구는 중경 2회하여 중경의 효과를 비교하였다. 이리 호남시험장내 건답보통논과 습답에 무중경, 중경 1회 중경 2회의 구와 살초제 Pamcon을 살포한 것들 중, 무중경, 중경 1회 제초 2회, 중경 2회 제초 1회, 중경 3회 제초 2회의 구와 그리고 관행구를 설치하여 중경제초의 비용과 살초제에 의한 비용을 비교하였던바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. (1) 투수속도와 산소침투와 수량과의 관계는 일당(24시간당) 투수속도 4cm이상 될 때 지표 2cm하에 산소가 조금 들어가며 3cm보다 적을 때는 산소가 지표하의 매우 옅은 층에만 내려가는 것으로 나타나며 그리고 경심 15cm구에는 일당 투수속도의 0cm(무투수) 1.5cm에서 수량이 많고 2.5cm와 3.4cm에는 감수되며, 경심 30cm구에는 투수속도 1.5cm 및 30cm구에서 수량이 많고 무투수와 투수속도 4cm구에는 수량이 떨어졌다. (2) 투수가 심한 농림부 자재검사소 사질토양에서는 중경의 효과가 없었다. (3) 호남작물시험장내 건답에서는 살초제 Pamcon 처리 무중경구 수량에 대해서 유의성이 보이는 증수구는 없었다. 그리고 습답에서는 무중경구에 있어서 중경제초 및 관행구가 유의성 있게 증수되었다. (4) 논매기 호미질에 의한 10a당 노동력은 정미 37.1시간 식사와 휴식시간 포함하여 53.5시간이고, 노임은 2,346원인데 대하여 살초제 사용에의 한제 초노력은 수동식으로 0.5일 즉 약 5시간 제비용과 감수추정량을 추정할 때 1,130원이고 습답을 제외하면 750원이 되는 것으로 추정 되었다.