The structure of sown areas in the estates of the nobles the Middle Volga in the late XIX - early XX century

The article discusses the structure of sown areas common in the noble households of the Middle Volga in the late XIX-early XX century. Considered geographic factors distribution of a particular cultivated crop in noble manors, located on the territory of the middle Volga provinces. Analyzes the causes of the constant increase of the potato crop in the period under review. Shows the cropping pattern of main crops, analyzed the reasons for significant differences in the structure of sown areas in the provinces of the Middle Volga region. The marked multidisciplinary nature of the field of the economy of the local nobles of the region. The conclusion about the predominance of grain crops, in particular, winter rye and oats partly of wheat, among the variety of crops in the noble estates in the study region.