1. Village Solntzevo, district of Ranenburg.—“Some five years ago, after one failure of the crops, 100 householders were 6000 rubles in arrears with their rent. Up to this date they have paid practically nothing, and live with the threat of being sold out hanging perpetually over their heads.” (Loc. cit. App., p. 308.) The result can be shown in figures:
| Rent (in rubles) paid: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of tenants. | By all tenants. | By each one. | |
| In 1877 | 100 | 6000 | 60 |
| In 1882 | 75 | 3514 | 47 |
(Cf. p. 123.)
2. Village Bahmetyevo, Ranenburg.—“Excessive rent, often not returned by the yields, has caused the heavy indebtedness of many a householder” (p. 331).
3. Village Blagueeya.—“The terms of tenure are very burdensome—above 20 rubles the dessiatine. One part of the rent must be discharged in labor, the rest is payable in advance. Leasing land is often direct loss. A good many are in debt, and not infrequently get ruined.” (Ibid.)
[71] Cf. Table IV. in the Appendix.
[72] Principles of Political Economy, eighth edition, Vol. I., p. 453.
| Classes. | Percentage to the total of the peasantry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Korotoyak. | Nizhnedevitzk. | |
| Households taking to wage-labor | 62 | 69 |
| Of these are: | ||
| Regular farmers | 50 | 63 |
| Laborers proper | 12 | 6 |
[74] Detailed tables containing the rates of wages paid in different occupations are found in the Appendix.