Saw mills dot the inner coast of Miho,their piles of logs and lumber being conspicuous items of landscape ,while a small establishment for the building of small wooden fishing boats,parasitic to both the lumber and fishing industries , has chosen a similar location. The sale price of land on Miho is not determined any longer by its agricultural productivity but rather it is related to its potential value for industrial sites as Shimizu expands. The beginnings of this hoped-for expansion are already to be seen in the saw mils and the boat factory. At the present time ,however,Miho is almost exclusively a great vegetable garden, growing crops practically all year round but nevertheless specializing in early season products. The side of the spit bordering on the open waters of Suruga Bay has a wide sand beach terminating on the landward side in a sand ridge capped with conifers, the latter feature acting both as a wind break and sand break. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.