Iceland 1930

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Identifikator:: 1830571079

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221162

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Iceland 1930

Edition:: 2. ed.

Place of publication:: Reykjavík

Publisher:: Ríkisprentsmiđjan Gutenberg

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 193 S.; Tab., Kt., Taf.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: Rural husbandry

Collection:: Economics Books

35 Borealis Pall). But through long isolation the stock has acquired cer- ain characteristics, and the natural conditions of the country have put their stamp on it. The Icelandic sheep are comparatively small of size and covered with rather coarse wool; they are a hardy and very ‘frugal- feeding’ breed, for they have frequently been but poorly looked after and have often had to graze in the open most part of the winter. The rearing of sheep has always played an important part in Ice- landic husbandry, but in hard times the flock has often been consider- ably depleted. Owing to crop failure consequent on the volcanic erup- tions in 1783 the number of sheep fell to 50000, but about 1800 it had again reached 300000. Of late there has, on the whole, been a steady increase in the number af sheep. In 1913 the flock amounted to 635000; in 1918, to 640000 head, but there are reasons for be- lieving that the number has really always been considerably higher than it appears from the statistics, according to which it has during the past fifty vears been as follows: Ewes vith lambs Dry awer Weathers “Same One year olds Total 1871 366 080 .880 - 501251 1890 . i94 417 % LIR15 162 875 445 855 1900 . . 99967 38514 14 682 156514 469 477 1910 . . 271656 73 672 60 784 172522 578 634 i920 . . 338253 78270 43096 118 149 578 768 1928 . . 421509 47 621 36 149 121861" 627140 {1R 243 The number of cattle is considerably lower at present than it used to be in former centuries. About 1830 this stock numbered 28000 head ; in 1770, 30000; in 1703, 36000, while in earlier ages the number is believed to have been much larger. But cattle in those days were often poorly cared for; they were badly fed, and oxen even had to graze out all the year round. Now the cattle are much better tended, and therefore cattle-breeding vields a comparatively greater nrofit than it used to do. The following table shows the number of cattle during the past fifty years:

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