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
