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RUSSIA - AGRICUIvTURAIv ECONOMY IN GENERAL 



As the size of the farms increases so does the amount of both the as- 

 sets and the habihties, yet if the average for one hectare of cultivated land 

 be calculated it is found that both decrease with the size of the farms. 



The yearly increase of assets and liabilities in the single colonies ap- 

 pears from the following figures : 



In Seppala yearly increase 



Sippola 

 " Takkula 



Muddais 



Siikajarvi 



Koskipaa 

 " Nipuh 



Average assets for a lot. 

 of 



1,252 

 Q87 

 847 



751 



741 



665 

 455 



Finnish marks 



Average liabilities for a lot. 



In Siikajarvi yearly increase of 

 ISiipuli 

 Seppala 

 Takkula 

 Sippola 

 Muddais 

 Koskipaa 



349 

 306 

 281 

 277 

 247 

 220 

 162 



Additional figures will answer a question which has great interest for 

 the whole enquiry. What was the colonists' net profit from the time the lots 

 were taken over until i July igi2 ? The difference between the assets and 

 liabilities gives this information: 



This order is almost exactly that in which the colonies stood to each 

 other in respect of their assets ; except that Siikajarvi and Koskipaa co- 

 lonies have changed places, the former from the fifth to the sixth place, the 

 latter from the sixth to the fifth. 



It is also interesting to establish the number of the colonists as com- 

 pared with the increase in net profits, classified according to its extent, when 

 the land was taker over and on i July 191 2 : 



