The Economics of the Russian Village

by Isaac A. Hourwich

No.	Trade.	Gubernias.	Season.	Wages in rubles.										No.
				Per month.				Per term.				Per year.
				With board.		Without board.		With board.		Without board.		With board.
				From	To	From	To	From	To	From	To	From	To
1	Diggers	Moscow.	Spring and Summer.							60	75			1
2	Quarries							40	50					2
3	Brickmakers	Moscow and Orel.						40	50					3
4	Turf Cutters	Moscow and Vladimir.												4
	May to July							30	50
	May to August						50	70
5	Railways					14	20							5
			Winter.			9	10
6	Cabmen	Moscow.	All through the year.	6	9									6
7	Drivers			7	12	15	18					90	150	7
8	Housekeepers					15	18							8
9	Janitors, servants, etc.											75	100	9
10	Flour mills											50	70	10
11	Factory Hands	Moscow and St. Petersburg.					10	18						11
	In all, in Moscow and vicinity			6	12	10	18	30	70	60	75	50	150

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TABLE VII.—Average Yields of Wheat (District of Voronezh).

Estates of over 50 dessiatines.	Period of experience (years).	Dessiatines under wheat.	Chetverts from 1 dessiatine.
			Fertilized.	Not fertilized (or mixed).
Series I.
No. 81	19	300	8.4	5.6
” 197	5	30	8
” 32	10	51	?	6.3
” 103	9	113		5.2
” 81	6	110		5.2
” 189 bis.	7	90		4.7
” 192 bis.	7	103		4
Average on 7 estates.	12	797
		330	8.4
		767		[205]5.4
Series II.
13 estates		596	7.9
5 estates		86.5		5.4
Total 18 estates		682.5

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FOOTNOTES

[1] There are large villages composed of several distinct communities, something like Zurich until recently, or New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, etc.; that is to say, municipally divided, though socially and geographically a unit.

[2] I plead for liberty to use this expression, which is to be found in Shakespeare.

[3] Statistical Reports for the Gubernia of Ryazañ, District of Ryazañ, Vol. I., pp. 2-4.