THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN OLD BAVARIA 79 



As is seen from this table both the number of farms and the ciiltiva- 

 ted area were diminishing, doubtless as a result of the development of in- 

 dustry. 



In the same period the percentage of farms having an area of from two 

 to twenty hectares changed as follows : 



1882 1907 



Percentage Percentage 



Farms Area F, rms Area 



Oberbayern . 58.2 49.8 62.9 51.6 



Niederbayern 57.1 52.1 62.7 56.2 



Oberpfalz 59.0 55.8 64.8 62.0 



This is to say that the percentage formed both by the number of these 

 farms and by their area had increased, while these percentages concerned 

 with farms of less than two and of more than twenty acres had decreased, 

 as is seen from the following table : 



1882 1907 



Percentage Percentage 



Number Nimiber 



-rA e J 1 1 j_ of Farms Area of Farms Area 



Farms oi more than 20 hectares _ _ _ _ 



Oberbaj^ern 13.2 48.1 13.4 46.6 



Niederbayern 11.2 44.8 10.7 41. 1 



Oberpfalz " . . lO.i 40.8 9.1 35.3 



Farms of less than 2 hectares 



Oberbayern 28.6 2.1 23.7 1.8 



Niederbayern 31.7 3.1 26.6 2,7 



Oberpfalz 30.9 3.4 26.1 2.7 



The average extent has remained almost unchanged, as follows : 



1882 1907 



Percentage Percentage 



Oberbayern 9.3 9.8 



Niederbayern 8.2 8.2 



Oberpfalz 7.9 7.7 



The official statistics give us no data as to landed property. With 

 respect to it particular statistics, concerned only with isolated districts, must 

 be consulted. From these we can deduce : 



i) That the farms having an area of from two to a hundred hec- 

 tares are cultivated b}^ their owners, those held and cultivated by lessees 

 representing only from 1.7 to 3 per cent, of the cultivated area. 



2) That this percentage is slightly higher in the cases of farms of 

 less than two and more than a hundred hectares. From about 15 to 20 per 

 cent, of the total area of these groups is cultivated by lessees. 

 The extent of the farms has been influenced by : 



i) the system of hereditary succession ; 



