THE RESUIvTS OF INTERIOR COLONIZATION IN FINLAND 



105 



over, the capital invested in secondary businesses was most important. 

 After the lots had been taken over the class of capital previously domi- 

 nant continued to form a high percentage of the whole value involved, 

 yet the distribution of the components of capital tended to be somewhat 

 equalized in the different colonies, except in Seppala colony where at the 

 close of the enquiry the farming capital was in distinctly higher proportion 

 than in the others. 



The following table makes these facts clear : 



Proportionate Distrihution of Component Parts of Capital invested 

 in the Colonies. 



Components of Capital 



Sippola 



Sii- 

 kajarvi 



Nipuli 



Kos- 

 kipaa 



Seppala 



Before land was taken over 



Farming 



Household 



Secondary businesses. . 

 Personal belongings . . 

 Forestry etc 



411% 

 2-6% 



38.1 % 



18.2 o/„ 



54-7% 



3-4 % 



24.6 % 



17-3 % 



71.6 % 74.3 % 

 5.1% 3-8% 



(>-9 % 

 16.4 % 



6.5 % 

 15.4 % 



78.6 % 



3.7% 

 6.2 % 



11-5% 



60.5 % 



2-3% 



17-6% 



19.6 % 



76.1 % 

 2.8% 



9.1 % 

 12.0% 



Average for i lot in Finnish marks 



100% 

 2,679 



100 % 

 2,781 



957 



100 % 

 1.309 



100 % 



100% 



100 % 



2,908 2,450 1,380 



After land was taken over: 



Farming 



Household 



Secondary businesses 



Personal belongings 



Forestiy etc 



693 % 

 1-3% 



19.9 % 

 9.5 % 



76.3 % 

 1-8% 



12.9% 

 9-0 % 



84-9 % 

 2.7 % 

 3-7% 

 8.7 % 



86.3 % 

 2.0 % 



3-5 % 

 8.2 o/^ 



87-6 % 

 2.2 0/0 

 3.6% 

 6.6 <^x 



78.1% 

 1-3 % 

 9-8 % 



10.8 % 



94-0 % 

 o-7% 

 2.3 % 

 3.0% 



Average for i lot in Finnish marks 



)o % 100 % 100 % 

 ,132 5.305 1,794 



100 % ' 100 % 100 % 

 2,457 5,050 4.405 



On I July 191 2 



Farming 



Household 



Secondary businesses 

 Personal belongings . 

 Forestry etc. .... 



87-1% 

 1-7 % 

 i-i % 

 5.9% 

 4-2 % 



87-4% 

 1-4% 

 2.5% 

 5.8 % 

 2.9% 



86.9 % 

 1-5% 

 o.S <% 



4-7% 

 6.1 % 



87.8 % 

 1-3 % 

 0.1 % 

 5.3 % 

 5.5i% 



100 % 

 5,470 



8i.o:% 



0.8 o^ 



4.0% 

 13.0% 



83.8 % 



1.6% 

 4-7 % 



6.4 % 



3.5 % 



92.6 o/q 



1.2% 



0.4 % 



3-7% 

 2.1 % 



Average for i lot in Finnish marks 



100 % 

 8,386 



100 % 

 8,607 



100 % 100 % 

 4,269 3,994 



100 % 

 10.545 



100 % 

 8,926 



100 % 

 12,168 



