In this monograph are presented varied of complex sources, which illuminate agriculture of udmurts at the second half of the XIX and at the beginning of XX centuries. The main attention is given to the notions as agriculture, environment, adaptation, facilitating for discovering the peculiarities of everyday activities udmur landowner. Analyzes the general preconditions and the main tendencies of agricultural development in traditional and innovational aspects. Characterizes natural- empirical knowledge and experience and also religion - mythological and magical imagination. The research is based on the base of archival documents, statistical materials, ethnographic information of XIX - XX centuries [rough translation from the original Russian summary].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-[382]).