Chapter XIV: Conclusion: the Consequences of the Famine 157

The bearing of the above discussion upon Middle Russia at
large--The economic policy of the Government--Crédit Foncier for
the peasants, and its failure--The famine a result of agricultural
backwardness--Failure of the peasantry and of the landed
nobility--The rise of capitalistic agriculture.

APPENDICES. STATISTICAL TABLES.

I. Distribution of land among the several sections of the peasant
population 166

I., _a._ Acreage of a peasant farm 167

II. Taxation of the peasantry 168

III. Arrears in taxes 169

IV. Distribution of rented land: _A._--With regard to ownership in
land; _B._--With regard to stock-breeding 170

V. Budgets of typical peasant households 171

VI. Wages of the peasant in industrial employment: _A._--Local;
_B._--Outside 180

VII. Average yields of wheat 182