Mallorca

   

"The plow (arada) has been in use since time immemorial, especially on the plain where it is the main tool used. As illustrated in our figure, its construction is extremely simple, consisting only of four essential pieces and some other accessory ones. The first piece (ab) in our figure is the rudder, called espigó; it generally measures 2.7 m long and is made of pine. The remaining, non-iron pieces are made of  Daphne wood. On one end of the rudder is a peg (cd) to hold the yoke. Joined to the rudder is the bed (cameta) measuring 0.84 m long (ef), which is in turn united to the rasp (dental) measuring 0.95 m long (gh). The back ends of the latter lead to the plow handle or mantí, measuring approximately 1.4 m long (ik) and used to guide the tool. To make the whole more robust, the cameta is joined to the dental by means of a wood piece measuring 0.45 m long and called a talera (ml). It’s joined to the dental just where small moldboards or orelles (pp) stand out, measuring 0.5 m long. These serve to help turn over the land broken by the plowshare. The latter, called rella (no) is 0.12 m long by a maximum width of 0.12 m and weighing 6 kg. The value of the Mallorcan plow is low, between 60-80 reales (15-20 francs) complete."

Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria. Las Baleares por la palabra y el grabado. Majorca: General Part. Ed. Sa Nostra, Caja de Baleares. Palma de Mallorca. 1982.