The Economics of the Russian Village

by Isaac A. Hourwich

(Cf. Statistical Reports for the Gubernia of Ryazañ, Vol. I., sec. II., table 3, f.; p. 57.)

[60] Rented land is taken into account only in those communities in which the area cut off at the time of the emancipation could be ascertained by the statisticians. It may be further stated that only such land is here taken into account as is yearly cultivated.

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AVERAGE HOLDING (IN DESSIATINES).

	Communal.	Individual.
Ranenburg	88	3
Dankoff	97	3

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Average rent paid for 1 dessiatine.		Arable.		Meadow.
		Ranenburg.	Dankoff.	Ranenburg.	Dankoff.
By the community	rubles	13.11	9.76	10.86	7.74
By individuals in the same communities		19.82	13.47	..	..
By individuals throughout the district		16.62	12.76	15.91	7.59

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Districts and classes.	Quantity of stock to one household.		“Horseless,” per cent.
	Working horses.	All kinds of large cattle (horses inclusive).
Ranenburg.
In the communities in question	1.6	3.2	27
Among former serfs at large	1.2	2.6	37
Among former State peasants with agrarian communism	1.3	2.9	33
Dankoff.
In the communities in question	1.5	2.9	33
Among former serfs at large	1.3	2.5	35
Among former State peasants with agrarian communism	1.3	2.6	33

[64] Altogether or partly, but without cultivating the rest personally.