Dec. 1895.] AGEICULTUEE IN SPAIN. 279 



The following table gives the statistics of production of each crop : 



CroDs. 



Annual Production. 



Average 1886-1890. 





Bushels. 



Wheat 



92,355,177 



Barley 



48,853,790 



Rye ------- 



J 1,/ UU,4 / U 



Maize - - - - 



21,155,426 



Oats ------- 



10,036,546 



Rice - 



5,278,152 



*' Gaibanzos " - 



3,275,868 



Beans 



8,758,656 



Kidney Beans - _ - - _ 



4,580,824 



The " garbanzo " is a bean closely resembling a lentil, and 

 forms the principal food of the poorer classes. Horses and 

 mules are largely fed on ordinary beans. 



The acreage under cultivation is 33,726,568 acres. This 

 includes the whole area of land under cereals and vegetables, 

 comprising also fruit trees and vines, which in southern countries 

 are not uncommonly grown with other crops. 



The returns of wheat production vary from 21 bushels 

 per acre in Alicante and Pontevedra, to as little as 4|, in 

 Guadalajara and Toledo. The greatest quantities of wheat are 

 produced in Burgos, Granada, Saragossa, and Zamora. The yield 

 is greatly affected by irrigation, which art the Spaniards have 

 inherited from the Moors, by whom it was extensively practised 

 in the South. Its advantages are most clearly demonstrated in 

 the case of wheat, as will be'seen from the table below. 



As regards other crops, barley is produced in large quantities 

 in Murcia, Saragossa, and Huesca ; rje, in Leon, Orense, 

 Salamanca ; maize, in Coruna, Pontevedra, Orense, Guipuzcoa ; 

 and oats chiefly in Caceres. Rice is grown only in the four 

 Mediterranean provinces of Alicante, Valencia, Castellon, and 

 Tarragona. In all cases the yield of cereals from irrigated areas 

 ia shown separately from the others, and the following table 

 indicates the difference in yield due to sufficient water : — 









Yield (Bushels per Acre). 









Average 1886-1890. 





Crop. 













From 



rrom 









Unirrigated 



Irrigated 









Lands. 



Landsx 



Wheat - 







6-38 



20-52 



Barley - 







15-89 



21-01 



Rye 







16-70 



22-12 



Oats 







15-85 



24-16 



Rice 









60-35 



Gaibanzos 







7-60 



8-72 



Beans 







14-68 



23-67 



Kidney beans 







13-51 



21-96 



