Compilation of Kang Hui-maeng's GeumyangJaprok(衿陽雜錄) in the late 15th century and the nature of farming methods in the Geumyang region

GeumyangJaprok, compiled by Kang Hui-maeng in the late 15th century, is a agricultural manual that informs the emergence of agricultural manual compiled by an individual. Through the format of a question and answer between Kang Hui-maeng and the an old farmer, it introduces the general principles of agricultural technology of the time, while at the same time showing the nature of the agricultural technology used in the Geumyang region. Not only did the influence of family learning play a role in the background of Kang Hui-maeng's compilation of GeumyangJaprok, but Kang Hui-maeng himself had a deep interest in agricultural technology and was in close exchange with an old farmer in the Geumyang region. It can be found in the fact that he started farming himself. It introduces general farming methods and general principles of farming that could be used in the eight provinces of Joseon at the time, in other words, contents related to the agricultural principles accumulated and secured at the time. Specifically, it was emphasized that deep plowing, early sowing, sowing a lot of seeds, and frequent weeding should be carried out. In addition, the water-based seeding method is summarized and introduced as a local farming method suitable for the climate and soil quality of the Geumyang region. It was a type of water-based direct-seeding method that had characteristics of the early-season and water-based types. This was a method that combined detailed water management technology and perfect weeding work. Although Kang Hui-maeng, who wrote GeumyangJaprok, does not call himself an old farmer, he pursues the basic principles of farming methods and the essentials of farming while at the same time organizing the farming practices and methods of the Geumyang region. I think it would be okay to give him a title, an old farmer. Kang Hui-maeng had written GeumyangJaperok from the perspective of a scholar who aimed to become a famous farmer after resigning from his position as a servant and moving to Geumyang.