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visited the site, and gave it the name of "Matsugaoka". In 1873, and additional 204 hectares of mountain was cleared and the cultivation of tea, another important export crop, was also attempted. In 1874, on 311 hectares of open fields, 551,600 mulberry seedlings were planted. In 1875, the first
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