IIII-; ACTniTN' OF THE HKASANTS LAND HANK 



§ 10. Economic position of peasants acquiring land from thk bank 



OR from individuals by means or THE BANK. 



An analysis of the economic position of the peasants at the time they 

 buy lands belonging either to the bank or to individuals is of the highest 

 interest. 



In 1915 the position of the peasant purchasers of the bank's lands was 

 as follows : 



Table XXV. — Economic Position of the Peasant Purchasers 

 of tJie Bank's Lands. 



Purchasers of the Bank's I^nds 



Economic Position Number Percentage 



Indi- Co-ope- Rural Indi- Co-ope- Rural 



— Total vidu- rative commu- Total vidu- rative commu- 



als societies uities als societies nities 



without lands 



having less than i . 5 deciatines . 

 having from 1.5 to 3 deciatines 

 having from 3 to 6 deciatines . 

 having more than 6 deciatines 

 having less than 3 deciatines . 

 having more than 3 deciatines 



Total . . 



2,102 

 1,792 

 1,704 

 2,205 

 3,471 



1,801 



859 

 1,017 

 1,264 

 1,469 



125 

 182 



174 

 212 

 476 



5,678 3,677 

 5,676 2,733 



176 



751 



513 



729 



1,526 



1,440 



2,255 



18.6 

 15.9 

 15-1 

 19.6 

 30.8 

 49.6 

 50.4 



28.1 

 13-4 

 15.9 

 19.7 

 22.9 



57.4 

 42.6 



10.7 

 15.6 

 14.9 

 18.0 

 40.8 

 41.2 



4.» 

 20.3 

 13-9 

 19.7 

 41.3 

 39.0 

 61.0 



11,274 6,410 1,169 3,695 100. o 100. o 100. o 100. o 



This table shows that most of the purchasers weie landless purchasers 

 or owners of small lots. 



The following table shows their position in the third period of the bank's 

 activity more clearly and year by year. 



Table XXVI. — Percentages of the Purchasers 



of the Bank's Lands in Stated Economic Positions from 1906 to 1915. 



Economic Position 1906 1907 1909 igio 191 1 1912 1914 1915 



without land 18.6 13.2 19.7 18.8 24.5 19. i 18.2 18.6 



less than 1.5 deciatines 27.3 38.5 16.6 17.0 13. i 13.2 13. i 15.9 



from 1.5 to 3 deciatines 15. i 29.8 19.9 17.8 16.5 i6.8 14.9 15. i 



from 3 to 6 deciatines 21. i 14.7 23.4 23.3 22.2 23.0 22.8 19.6 



more than 6 deciatines 17.9 3.8 20.4 26.1 23.7 25.9 31.0 30.8 



less than 3 deciatines, 61 81.5 56.2 50.9 54.1 51. i 46.2 49.6 



more than 3 deciatines 39 18.5 43.8 49.1 45.9 48.9 53.8 50.7 



