 It consists of only one volume and was published in 1429, the 11th year of the King's reign as "gwanchan" (官撰, books published by the government), and widely distributed to regional officers of each province in the following year.From onwards, it was published as different editions called "naesabon" (內賜本) in 1492, "siphangbon" (十行本) in 1656, "sungjeongbon" (崇禎本) in 1686.Among them, a naesabon edition was transmitted to Japan and the book is referred to many agricultural books including "Sallim gyeongje" ("Farm Management") and "Imwon gyeongjeji" ("Sixteen Discourses on Rural Economy").