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Table XX\^III. 



Economic Position 



without land. 



less than 1.5 deciatines . 

 from 1.5 to 3 deciatines 

 from 3 to 6 deciatines . 

 more than 6 deciatines . 

 less than 3 deciatines. . 

 more than 3 deciatines , 



Total 



Economic Position of the Purchasers of Land 

 of Individuals. 



Purdiasers of lauds belonging to Individuals 



Number Percentage 



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



Total vidu- rative comma- Total vidu- rative commu- 

 als societies nities als societies nities 



3,820 1,125 2,522 173 II. 9 26.9 12.4 2.3 



2,433 240 1,383 810 



4,248 428 2,708 1,112 



9. 358 . 844 5,402 2,112 



12,249 1.550 8,394 1,305 



10,501 1,793 7,013 2,095 



21,607 2,394 13,796 4,417 67.3 57.2 67.6 72.1 



32,108 4,187 20,409 5,512 100. o 100. o 100. o 100. o 



These figtires do not, any more than those of the preceding table, give 

 an entirely exact picture of the position. They givfe an exaggerated idea 

 of the number of needy peasants, as does also the table which covers the 

 whole of the tliird period. 



Table XXIX. — Percentages of the Purchasers of the Land of Individuals 

 in Stated Economic Positions from 1906 to 1915. 



Economic Position 



1906 1907 1909 1910 1911 



1912 



1914 1915 



without land 9.4 8.2 9.2 11. 6 13. i 12.2 13.0 11. 9 



less than 1.5 deciatines .... 33.2 41.2 9.9 10.3 10.3 9.6 6.7 7.6 



from 1.5 to 3 deciatines .... 30.5 33.3 17.4 18.5 17.4 14.7 13. i 13.3 



from 3 to 6 deciatine 19.9 13.9 28.7 27.7 27.1 26.3 25.7 29.1 



more than 6 deciatines 6.9 3.4 34.8 32.9 32.1 37.2 41.5 38.2 



less than 3 deciatines 73.2 82.7 36.5 39.4 40.8 36.5 32.8 32.7 



more than. 3 deciatines 26.8 17.3 63.5 60.6 59.2 63.5 67.2 67.3 



It is a fact of the highest interest that among purchasers of lands the 

 numbei of well-to-do peasants increases ])rogressively. The bank's sup- 

 port goes more and more to peasants who represent economically the ave- 

 rage peasant middle class. 



Not only does the bank prefer to aid peasants in comparatively easy 

 circumstances, but its help tends to form a true peasant middle class. 



Thus, as the following table shows, the economic position of the buyers 

 was radically changed after their purchase of lands. 



