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RUSSIA - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IN GENERAL 



to 69,779 Finnish marks, namely an average of 750 Finnish marks a lot, or 

 155.38 Finnish marks for a hectare of arable land and 67.36 Finnish marks 

 for a hectare of arable and meadowland. A relative diminution of capital 

 in soil is to be noted in Koskipaa colony, where owing to the remoteness 

 of the arable land, as compared with the other colonies, and the preva- 

 lence of the three field system, the live stock could not be increased as much 

 as elsewhere. The increase in value of capital in soil, both annual and 

 total,^can be seen from the following table. 



Increase in Value of Capital in Soil. 



The annual increase in value of the capital in soil averaged 172 Finnish 

 marks for a single lot, 19.98 Finnish marks for a hectare of arable land, 

 and 15.34 Finnish marks for a hectare of arable and meadowland taken 

 together. 



If the lots be classified according to their size the capital in soil at 

 the end of the period of enquiry is found to average as follows for one hec- 

 tare of arable land : 



In lots having an area of less than 2.5 hectares — 350 Finnish inks, for 



" " " " " " from 2.5 to 5 " — 201 " " 



" " " " " " " 5 " 7.5 " — 158 



" " " " " " " 7.5 " 10 " — 155 



" " " " " " 10 " 15 " — 161 " " 



" " " " " " 15 and more " — 173 " " 



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