C. VANDENBROEKE

Voedingstoestanden te Gent tijdens de eerste helft van de 19de eeuw.

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Nutritional Situations In Ghent During The Former Half Of The 19th Century: In general it is rather difficult to make an approximative survey of the nutritional situations in the past. It is, indeed, exceptional that the available sources permit a closer look at these aspects. A systematic control of the octrois, however, may lead to better founded insights. Moreover, the evolution of the consumption-tax generally reflects the social-economic events as well.

De voedingsgewassen in Vlaanderen in de XVIIIe en XIXe eeuw (1700-1846).

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C. VANDENBROEKE

W. VANDERPUPEN

Foodplants In Flanders During The 18th And 19th Centuries: One can follow the development of the production of foodplants in Flanders during the 19th century by using the numerous agricultural censuses. They are especially useful for knowing the distribution of given crop over the whole area or for the global quantity produced of a given kind. The situation is not as good for the 18th century : we have to rely on a single assesment made once a year, but we can check on those general indications by the study of the "staten van goed".