Medieval English Crop Yields and Agricultural Variables

A collection of wheat, oat, and barley yields per acre and per seed for manors in medieval England, alongside variables like sow rates, livestock counts, climate data, and manor characteristics. It is a replication package for the study "The Persistence of the Harvest in Medieval England" authored by Cliff T. Bekar. The data is provided in STATA format with accompanying do-files for replicating the study's tables and figures.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between wheat yields (yldw) and 30-year moving averages of precipitation (preciptr) and temperature (tempr).
• Model the impact of manor characteristics like distance to London (dis), population density change (dpop), and soil type (soiltype) on barley yields (yldb).
• Compare typical sow rates for oats (sowo) and the number of sheep (sheep) by manor to assess husbandry practices (hustype).
• Examine how crop mix (croptype) and farming strategy (farmtype) correlate with yields across different periods.

Strengths

• Includes three primary crop yield variables (yldw, yldo, yldb) with both per-acre and per-seed measurements.
• Contains multiple control variables spanning agricultural practices (sow rates, livestock), climate (precip, temp), and manor demographics (pop, dpop).
• Provides replication do-files for specific tables and figures from the associated academic study.

Limitations

• The exact number of rows, columns, and temporal coverage is not specified in the input.
• Data is provided in STATA format, which requires specific software to access and analyze.
• The dataset's scope is limited to manors in medieval England, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Replication package for "The Persistence of the Harvest in Medieval England" by Cliff T. Bekar.

Collection Method

Compiled for academic research, with variables sourced from historical records and studies by Campbell.

Time Range

Medieval period (specific years not provided).

Freshness

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Geography

Manors in England.