Page 40 - An Overview of Penghu

The following is a table listing the total revenue by industries in 1930:

Type Revenue (Taiwanese yen) Percentage (%)
Agriculture 883,486 39
Husbandry 428,176 18
Aquaculture 503,236 23
Industry 467,338 20
(Reduced by 300,000 Taiwanese yen
Total 2,282,236
due to a drop in commodity price in 1931)

Main produce
Revenues generated by the main produce (vegetables and fruits excluded) in 1930 are listed below:
Area of plantation Revenue generated Production
Type Production
(hectare) (Taiwanese yen) per hectare
Sweet potato 2562.17 ha 17,949,917 kg 473,159 6,795 kg
Peanut 3985.64 ha 485,219.6 kg 215,889 118,077.4 kg
Sorghum 3479.25 ha 64,760.29 kg 94,497 18,053.88 kg
Foxtail millet 678.99 ha 14,218.31 kg 19,714 20,308.24 kg
Others 317.41 ha 10,245
Total 813,504

Ÿ Husbandry

The Prefecture lacks mountains, rivers, and grazing lands, which are necessary for
husbandry. However, the total revenue of husbandry in the Prefecture topped 428,000
Taiwanese yen, as shown above. Pork, chickens, and eggs produced are more than enough to
meet the demand of the Prefecture, with the surpluses worth over 250,000 Taiwanese yen
being shipped to the main island of Taiwan every year. This helps farmers who are struggling
economically. However, the price of exported pork declined significantly due to a drop in the
price of pigs in 1930.

Late 1930 Mid-1930
Type Price Number of Export price Memo
Number of animals
(Taiwanese yen) animals exported (Taiwanese yen)
Pig 23,943 320,500 8,729 103,811
Chicken 43,032 24,200 --- --- Including eight
dairy cows, which
(Egg) 3,250,000 65,000 1,500,000 30,000 produced about
Cow 3,822 143,300 --- --- 4,410 litters of
milk worth 3,100
Goat 505 1,600 --- --- Taiwanese yen.
Total 554,600 133,811

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