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there seems noreason to doubt the well-ki 

 King tiiaTtlie number of the freeholders in 1 fiRS amountf 

 to 180,000, with an average income of 60-70. 1 If this 

 estimate is at all correct the Restoration and the Revolution 

 are the real turning-points in the history of our agricultural 



1 King says, 40,000 large, 140,000 small freeholders, and 150,000 

 farmers. Probably under small freeholders he would include copy- 

 holders. It must, however, be noted that already both freeholders 

 and copyholders were ceasing to till their lands and were leasing 

 them out to others. This phenomenon increases as time goes on, 

 and makes the whole problem increasingly difficult. 



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