The situation of a plant in regard to industry is of particular importance and exercises the 

 greatest influence upon the proceeds of a plant. Industrial plants such as sugar-works, brandy- 

 distilleries, breweries, etc. situated near an agricultural plant permit to obtain a better market for its 

 raw products, whereas a great number of factories distributed over a comparatively large area around 

 an agricultural plant considerably increase wages in general so that agriculturers of such a region 

 must reckon with much greater expenses for the necessary labourers. 



Basing onseself upon this fact one obtains a division of the plants in such plants as are 

 influenced by industrial plants, and in such as are not influenced by them. 



The productiveness of an agricultural plant is also considerably influenced by the internal 

 conditions of communication, i. e. by the mutual situation of the various lots, and by their situation 

 with respect to the farm-house itself. The plants are consequently divided into various groups 

 corresponding to more or less favourable internal conditions of communication. 



The methods of management of the plant in technical and economical respect are also of 

 considerable importance for the productiveness of a plant, and the results yielded by the various 

 plants are consequently grouped according to this point of view. 



Finally all the plants affiliated to the book-keeping offices are also examined with regard to 

 the value of the property, the interests for debts and the debts incurred per hectar. 



Apart from some small and middle-sized plants there have also inscribed themselves several 

 large estates, which are managed by this department in technical and administrative respect. 



The larger the number of such plants as send in all statistical data to the Department for 

 the Administration of Estates and Book-Keeping is, the more comprehensive and precious are these 

 data for the science of managing agricultural plants and for the practical advice that has to be given 

 to the various plants. 



The Department for the Administration of Estates and Book-Keeping delegates repeatedly 

 special experts charged to give practical advice on the spot, and to undertake improvements in the 

 respective plants. There are besides elaborated by it vast plans of reorganisation and management. 



