Economy

AGRICULTURE:

Once prepared the Earth and subscriber, using exclusively the installment organic, scattered by hand and produced by its own animals, is come to seedtime; although, of hanging of the product that is it will seed at different time from the year. The meadows, that do not require sowing, pay every ash-gray year using domestic, very old custom in this town. The parcels are small (minifundios) and his proprietor cultivates them directly. The continuous familiar divisions have reduced to much the surface arriving to be very small parcels. The system of used culture is I leave fallow, that consists of leaving without working the property a year. This method prevents the harvesting during a year reason why it impoverishes the economic system.

The products more characteristic than are seeded are: potatoes , forrajera beet, habas, cabbage, pumpkin, cucumber, marrow, onion, pepper, tomatos, lettuces, escarola, peas, puerro, coliflor, chick-peas, nabo and beets. All these products are seeded in little amount for their familiar consumption. For plantations they use the seed plot system, (beet, lettuce and other vegetables, transplanting them later), furrows (potatoes, vegetables...). During the growth process diverse tasks are made, among others: to escadar, to select, to sulphate, to water...

Between these works the one that has evolved more has been to sulphate, due to the chemical agent use that ends the plagues easily. Formerly the only existing plaguicida was to exterminate the insects one by one.

APEROS OF FARMING:

The used aperos are traditional, since mechanization is practically null, using in most of the cases animals, although in the last years 2 tractors have been introduced. The terrain preparation, previous to seedtime, is made with aid of the cattle, that uncidos throws of the plow that is plowing the Earth. The cows are united by xugo that protects them with a dog skin that also covers the head with the animals. If it is desired that some cow noncomma while it is working, is placed a muzzle to him that it will prevent him to do it.

Seedtime of the potato constitutes a very delicate task and of long preparation; once Earth plowing, the following work is the one of achanar, that consists of opening furrows so that the plant when being born is not broken; instrument thrown by a pair of cows is made with rancilla. Next it is watered and the mixed potato pieces are thrown with the lime. These furrows are covered with land of the following one until covering all the surface. Once finished a nailed handful of dry grass in the ground with a wood is placed, that serves to indicate what it is seeded (receives the pachiza name).

The harvest takes control by hand of the sickle. It beats it is made with the manales and the trillos thrown by the cows. Most characteristic of all the aperos it is the car, with defined peculiarities: massive wood wheels together with the wood axis also, so that they turn simultaneously with which one obtains to a greater stability considering the unevennesses of the land. They are low and narrow and is necessary to unite two pairs of cows to surpass the pending forts. Another element also very used in agriculture is the plow made in oak wood and negrillo.

IRRIGATED LAND SYSTEM:

The water arrives from a spring and is canalized by means of prey done with branches and lumps until territories of work. In the irrigation of the meadows a tolerant custom exists that consists of the "robbery" of the water of an a other neighbors. For example: A neighbor canalizes the water of the prey towards his meadow, being able next, to go another one behind and, without being seen, to cut it to it and to canalize it towards his. This does not happen in summer because through the council, all the neighbors fix the drip and draw for the water to water all the cultures of the summer.
 

THE CATTLE RANCH:

Like agriculture the cattle ranch is practically of subsistence, although in some cases sales to other towns become of the zone. The main existing species in the town are:

1. Cattle or Bovine:

In the town eighteen heads of cattle exist pertaining to a same neighbor. The most typical race is the one of the "country" that lately is being replaced by the "Brown Alpine one" and some dot. Formerly there was a bull that was used for the reproduction and of their care all the neighbors were in charge who had cows, being proportional to the number of heads, and fining to which they did not want to make this work. Also the "beceras", that consisted of taking care of the communal land cattle between all the propietary neighbors of cows, of rotating and organized form, according to the number of heads existed. All this no longer exists today, logically so that all the cows belong to a single person. The milk and the obtained meat of the cows are mainly for familiar consumption although once in a while friends and people of the zone are sold between.

2. Ovine and Goat cattle:

One hundred fifteen ewes pertaining to the same neighbor also exist who the cows. The ewe commonest is "churra", small and resistant to the climate and the relief of the terrain. The taken care of system of was "velia", resemblance to the "becera". The goats are very few and leave in the flock with the ewes. The goat and ewe young, is the main source of wealth, as well as the sale of the wool and also their car consumption for socks.

3. Pig Cattle:

A very important section within the cattle activity is the young of the pig, animal that by its characteristics practically takes advantage of in its totality, serves as nutritional diet the neighbors of this town, to the time that contributes to its self-supplying. The slaughter takes place, generally, in the month of December, becoming garlic sausages, jamones, backs, etc. The bacon is consumed in its totality, taking advantage of part him in the soap elaboration. Also, the butter is used like substitute of the oil, although every time to a lesser extent. The slaughter is cured to the smoke, in kitchens that emphasize by their characteristic blackish color. Once finalized the same one, immediately a new young buys itself, generally in the month of February, that will be barley with culture products; therefore, at the same moment that closes a cycle, new one begins another that will end at a next slaughter.

4. Birds:

The poultries are abundant, whose meat and eggs are used for the consumption of the family.

5. Bees:

Also the operation of the bee is very important. There is a neighbor who dedicates itself to the beehives for the obtaining of the honey. It has 56 beehives and these besides to produce honey for the familiar consumption it is sold well-known friends and.
 

OPERATION OF THE SLATE:

A very important element for the economy of the town is the recent existence of a slate operation, Spain Slates, that an amount of money pays to the town to the year. The existence of this quarry seems to have importance for the town since it can cause that it returns the people from the city to the town in search of work opportunities, since the quarry has great demand of jobs. The disadvantage is that it produces a great environmental impact.
 

IT HUNTS And IT FISHES:

In spite of all the works made by the people to be able to subsist with dignity always they are left short whiles free that dedicate to their entertainment. There is a boundary of greater hunting and smaller than it belongs to the ocal meeting of the town and also there is fishing of the trout in the Eria river. The hunting and the fishing besides to provide diversion, also serve to improve the nutritional conditions of people reason why it seems to be necessary for many of the neighbors of the town.