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Russian steppe farming and its hardships in 19th century
The discussion surveys agriculture in the Russian territories near the Black Sea, noting low bread prices and wages, limited grain in Cherson, and a pattern of abandoning soil on the Steppe. It describes tallow production centers, Tauris Crimea, and Azov trade, with opinions from a Russian report on agricultural conditions and climate challenges facing farming in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Sea
Russia
Cherson
Ekaterinoslov
Tchernomori
Vorenege
Bielgorod
Koursk
Taganrog
Junius
New Russia
Catherine the Second
Dneiper
John Howard
England
St. Paul’s
Tauris
Crimea
Prince Woronzow
Alapka
Odessa
Azov
Azof
Don
Peter the Great
Russian Empire
Departement d’ Agriculture
St. Petersburg
Europe
European
Olmuts
Archangel
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Dnieper
Steppes