THE SIZE OF FARMS 



by one man. When all farms are excluded which 

 are less than one hectare or 2.47 acres, the average 

 size is nearly doubled, being 34.37 acres. Yet 

 these general averages would be considerably re- 

 duced if the waste lands were counted out, as only 

 seventy-five per cent, of the total area of farms is 

 reckoned as cultivated land, that is, land used as 

 cultivated fields, gardens, meadows, rich pastures, 

 orchards, and vineyards. In the following table 

 is given the number of farms of the various sizes, 

 and the percentage of the total area in farms, 

 which is found in each class. 



TABLE 3. THE FARMS OF GERMANY CLASSIFIED ACCORDING 

 TO SIZE, 1895. 



Number of Percentage of total 



Classes of farms farms area in farms 



Less than 2.47 acres 2,529,132 2.63 



2.47 to 12.35 " 1,723,553 12.52 



12.35 " 49-42 998,804 28.96 



49.42 " 123.55 " 239,643 21.86 



123.55 ". 247.10 " 42,124 8.54 



247.10 " 494.20 " 11,250 5-43 



494.20 " 1235.50 " 9,631 9-75 



1235.50 " 2471.00 " 3,608 7-63 



2471.00 acres and over 572 2 68 



Total.... 5, 558,317 100.00 



Eastern Germany is a land of large farms. In 

 the southwestern part very small holdings prevail, 

 while in the northwest and in the south mediurri- 

 sized farms are most common. 



D. The size of farms in France. 1 In 1892 



1 Flour De Saint-Genis, Propriete Rurale en France, Chap- 

 ter II. 



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