2. If the value of improvements on land is all counted, is there anything over? Examples.
3. What is stumpage? Does it differ from rent?
4. What do you know about the methods of renting mines?
5. What methods are adopted to keep up the efficiency of factories?
Note.—Compare and note the inconsistent use of the term "rent" by Ricardo, pp. 34-5 and 45-6, McCulloch's edition. See also article, "Depreciation," in Palgrave's Dictionary.
Chapter 12. Increase of Rent-bearers and of Rents
1. What are the most obvious ways of increasing the productiveness of land?
2. How does a new railroad affect the value of the land it passes through?
3. How would the rent of a rocky island be affected if it became a summer resort?