A Statistical View Of European Rural Life, 1600-1800
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Between the 17th and 19th centuries, the average European's
diets varied greatly due to natural causes. Most peasants lived in
unsanitary conditions, far away from conventional medical help, and would
live in a single room with a large family. Most farmers were illiterate
especially in Southern ....
Middle of paper
.... In Zone II, France, Spain,
and Italy were not far behind England in yield ratios. In Zone III and IV,
Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and
Hungary the yield ratios were very low, and from 1800-1820, they did not
produce wheat, rye, or barley at all. Countries like England and the
Netherlands had predictable weather patterns and were able to grow an
abundance of crops. The farther East a country was, the lower its yield
would be due to poor and unpredic ....
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