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0.76 



1-37 



550 



1405 



23.21 



20.76 



25.34 

 6.41 

 2.60 



lyct US add that the small farms founded between 1905 and 1910 are 

 not only larger than those of earlier foundation, but the soil is richer, so 

 that we find the value of the small holdings continually rising ; the aver- 

 age value of the farms earhest founded, between 1900 and 1905 was 4,021 

 crs., that of those founded between 1905 and 1910, 5,317 crowns ; that of 

 the latest founded (1910-1911), 6,687 crowns. It is true that the price of 

 land has also risen, increasing from 659 crowns per hectare in 1900-1905 to 

 783 crowns in 1905-1910 and 820 crs. in 1910-11. 



Between 1900 and 191 1, 651 small farms were sold and no changed 

 hands more than once. However, if we consider the total number of farms 

 founded during the period, we find that the sales were only 2.6 % per ann., 

 a percentage far lower than that of the ordinary sales of rural holdings 

 which was about 8 % between 1905 and 1909. 



This shows that the small State farms have not been injured by 

 speculation. 



Besides these voluntary sales, 16 took place by order of the courts, caus- 

 ing a loss to the Treasury of 9,120 crs. in principal and 1,876 crs. in interest. 



B. — Condition and Origin of the Purchasers. 



The Enquiry of the State Statistical Bureau shows that 5,441 small 

 farms (out of 5,777 formed) were inhabited by 26,531 persons, or on an 

 average, 4.91 persons per farm (i). 



(i) Of the 336 farms not included in the Enquiry, i66 were aiready freed from their debt 

 to the State and we have no information in regard to the other 170. 



