The persistence of cereal cultivation in the province of Barcelona in the middle of the 19th century
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1344/eha.2007.20.165-221Keywords:
wheat and wine specialization, crop rotations and cereal yields, coverage degree of consumption by wheat local production, agro-ecology and economy, historical geography, Thünen ringsAbstract
The Territorial Statistics of 1858, and the Estados on production and trade of the main agricultural products in the province of Barcelona in 1859-67, allow us to confirm the persistence of cereal growing in 44% of the cropped area. A mean yield of 15-16 hl/ha covered nearly 39% of the consumption required by the population, while one million hl of imports were needed yearly. A precise analysis of the geography reveals the agro-ecological, economic and social reasons behind the wheat specialization in the most humid north-east border of the province while its south-west arid counterpart experienced an intense vineyard specialization.
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