1929
The lower part of the island is densely cultivated by the Chinese agricultural population. At each house there is without fail a sty for black Chinese pigs. Pig raising is far more developed here than anywhere in western Europe. The areas under vegetable cultivation are intensely utilized and heavily irrigated areas are occupied by plantations of a “water-rice” (Zizania latifolia Turcz.), here represented by late-ripening forms, to which belong a type ripening during winter. There is an enormous variety of citrus fruits, berries and all possible kinds of vegetables. In my notebook I wrote down more than 150 cultivated plants, which were mainly observed within the narrow coastal belt of the island. A large amount of seeds was collected. Thanks to Tanaka the short visit to Taiwan proved to be very productive.
