PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY

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Area.

Yield.

1909

1910

1911

1909 Cwts

1910

1911

Acres.

Acres.

Acres.

Cwts.

Cwts.

Whoai . . .

'.',343,257

9,409,376

9,701,893

77,177,163

73,612,650

79,529,345

liark-y .

3,478,518

3,331,813

3,565,912

34,952,634

32,694,654

37,186,545

Oats

1,220,691

1,255,333

1,267,863

9,799,134

8,288,675

9,671,215

Rve

2,057,767

2,028,902

1,986,619

17,445,770

13,794,307

14,444,683

Maize ,

1,148,661

1,121,192

1,144,603

13,212,913

13,679,211

14,360,988

Millet . . .

4,150

3,535

5,990

45,511

34,111

43,279

IVIcslin .

117,720

114,919

121 334

744,842

548,365

688,291

Rice

91,899

92,781

94,473

4,078,764

4,154,501

1,264,167

Beans .

439,094

443,014

457,629

3,251,693

3,506,731

3,962,005

Kidney Beans .

636,907

651,176

656,106

2,576,067

2,939,798

3,019,260

Pe^s

72,717

71,850

84,271

309,455

316,994

402,940

Chick Pea .

436,671

439,872

455,490

2,042,846

1,952,S^6

1.876.692

Lentils .

39,421

41,217

42,247

204,016

213,306

228,876

Tares .

419,075

441,345

488,946

2,303,263

2,858,421

2,763,104

V'ctchcs

117,666

122.641

123,236

706,132

758,814

716,005

In 1912, 3,022,092 acres under vines produced 2,413,455 tons of grapes, yielding ordinary red and white wines. Sherry, nialaga, and generous wines were exported. 3,560,532 acres (1912) under olives yielded 1,274,656,680 pounds of olives and 226,068,920 pounds of oil. Other products are esparto, iiax, hemp, pulse ; oranges and hazel nuts are largely exported, and Spain has important industries connected with the preparation of wine and fruits. Silk culture is carried on in Valencia, Murcia, and other provinces.

The number of farm animals in 1911 was estimated as follows: — Horses, 546,035 ; mules, 904,725 ; asses, 836,741 ; cows, 2,541,112 : sheep, 15,725,882; goats, 3,369,624; pigs, 2,472,416; camels (Canary Islands), 3,398.

Spain is rich in minerals. Iron is abundant in the provinces of Vizcaya, Santander, Oviedo, Huelva, and Seville ; coal is found in Oviedo, Leon, Valencia, and Cordoba ; zinc in Santander, Guipuzcoa, and Vizcaya; cobalt in Oviedo ; lead in Murcia, Jaen, and Almeria ; quicksilver in Ciudad Real ; silver in Guadalajara ; sulphate of soda in Burgos ; salt in Guadalajara ; sulphur in Murcia and Almeria ; phosphorus in Caceres and Huelva.

In 1909 workers employed in connection with the mining industries were as follows : 119,358 men, 2,508 women, of which 19,484 boys under 18, and 1,140 girls under 18., The total value of the mineral output in 1909 was 200,555,171 pesetas. The quantities and values of the more important minerals in 1910 were as follows : —

Minerals

Metric tons

Value, Pesetas

1 Minerals

Metric tons

Value, Pesetas

Anthracite .

211,958

3,319,124

Iron pyrites

294,184

1,784,590

Arsenic (pyrites) .

1,461

23,273

Coal .

3,600,056

54,411,t591

Asphalt

7,795

94,055

Lignite

245,518

2,414,791

Mercury

22,714

3,791.867

1 Manganese

8,607

98,740

Sulphur

30,113

222,618

Silver

857

992,977

Zinc

156,113

7,046,461

Lead

216,738

20,269,487

Copper .

3,281,418

35,054,004

Argentiferous

Tin

■35

17,500

lead

150,891

25,726,5SS

Plicsivhorite .

2,840

85,110

Salt .

24,236

452,577

Iron

8,666,795

43,890,055

Wolfram .

153

88,490