Hello from Crete,
in Greece that is - and has been for a long time - called a stremma,
see for instance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stremma
Sabine Beckmann
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From: "Naomi Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: question: agricultural labour
Hello, a 'dunam' (Turkish) is the amount of land that can be plowed in a
day, and is a traditional land unit in the Near East (including Iran).
The Wikipedia entry is a good place to get started:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunam
That's it for now. Naomi
On Jul 29, 2013, at 9:14 AM, Carla lancelotti wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> I am trying to find out how much land a farmer can cultivate in a day in a
> semi-arid environment (sandy to moderately clayish soils). I know this is
> a very broad question and that working times vary greatly dependently of
> the time of the year and the task to perform. However, a general estimate
> for non-mechanised, non- fertilized and non- irrigated cereal cultivation
> would be really helpful.
>
> I was wondering whether any of you had already tried to tackle this
> problem and had some useful ideas/references.
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
>
> Best,
>
> Carla
>
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