Chapter 23 of 26

1. Wooden house, straw roof:

The Economics of the Russian Village · Isaac A. Hourwich

1. Wooden house, straw roof:

_Dimensions._ _Yards._ _Feet._ _Inches._ _a._ Length 9 1 _b._ Breadth 4 2 _c._ Height 2 2 2

Add thereto sheds, _etc._, used for various farming purposes.

2. Land, 15 dessiatines (= 40 acres).

3. Stock:

_a._ Horses 4 _b._ Cow 1 _c._ Calf 1

_Income in Rubles._

+-----------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | _Dr._ |_Price._| _In | _In |_Total._| | | | _Kind._| Money._| | +-----------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ |1. Farm and house: | | | | | | Rye, 40 Russian quarters, @ | 4.00 | 90.00 | 70.00 | 160.00 | | Oats, 60 Russian quarters, @ | 2.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 120.00 | | Millet, 5 Russian quarters, @ | 5.00 | 25.00 | | 25.00 | | Potatoes, 40 Russian measures, @| 0.15 | 6.00 | | 6.00 | | Flaxseed, 5 quarters, @ | 10.00 | | 50.00 | 50.00 | | Flax and hemp, fibre | | 30.00 | | 30.00 | | Hemp seed, 2½ quarters, @ | 8.00 | 20.00 | | 20.00 | | Hay, 100 _poods_, @ | 0.10 | 10.00 | | 10.00 | | Straw | | 40.00 | | 40.00 | | Two slaughtered pigs, @ | 5.00 | 10.00 | | 10.00 | | One calf, @ | 20.00 | 20.00 | | 20.00 | | Sold: ducks, @ | | | 4.00 | | | 3 geese, @ | 1.00 | | 3.00 | | | 1 colt, @ | 23.00 | | 23.00 | 30.00 | +-----------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | Total from farm and house | | 291.00 | 230.00 | 521.00 | | | | | | | | II. Rented grass land: | | | | | | 3 dessiatines (8 acres): | | | | | | Hay, 180 _poods_, @ | 0.10 | 18.00 | | 18.00 | | | | | | | | III. Odd jobs: | | | | | | (Farm work and driving) | | | 52.00 | 52.00 | +-----------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | Grand total | | 309.00 | 282.00 | 591.00 | +-----------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

_Expenses in Rubles._

+-------------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+--------+ | _Cr._ |_Price._| _In | _In |_Total._| | | | Kind._|Money._| | +-------------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+--------+ |I. _Productive Consumption_: | | | | | | 1. Forage for cattle[199]: | | | | | | Hay | | 28.00 | | | | Oats | | 40.00 | | | | Straw | | 40.00 | | | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | All to forage | |108.00 | | 108.00 | | 2. Wages to the communal shepherd:| | | | | | The family’s share | | 3.00 | | | | 3. Wear and tear of implements | | 30.00 | | | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | Total productive consumption | |108.00 | 33.00 | 141.00 | |II. _Personal Consumption_: | | | | | | 1. Food: | | | | | | Rye flour, 15 _poods_ a month @| 0.50 | 90.00 | | | | Salt, 4½ _poods_ a year @ | 0.70 | | 3.15 | | | Hemp oil | | 20.00 | | | | Wheat flour, 217 lbs. a year | | | 12.00 | | | Corn | | 25.00 | | | | Potatoes | | 6.00 | | | | Meat and lard | | | | | | _a._ On holidays 72 lbs.| | | 5.60 | | | _b._ On workdays 430 lbs.| | 30.00 | | | | ---------| | | | | | Total meat 502 lbs.| | | | | | Salted fish and herring | | | 5.00 | | | Brandy, 4 pails (400 glasses) | | | 16.00 | | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | All to food[200] | |171.00 | 41.75 | 212.75 | | 2.

Shoes: | | | | | | One pair a year to each member | | | | | | of the family | | | 13.00 | | | Felt boots for all | | | 3.00 | | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | All for shoes | | | 16.00 | 16.00 | | 3. Clothing: | | | | | | One fur to each father and | | | | | | son, once in 5 years @ | 10.00 | | 4.00 | | | One coat to each, once in 2 | | | | | | years @ | 5.00 | | 5.00 | | | One gird to each, once in 10 | | | | | | years @ | 0.16 | | 0.80 | | | One cap to each, once in 5 | | | | | | years @ | 2.00 | | 10.00 | | | One holiday coat to each, | | | | | | once in 3 years @ | 6.00 | | 4.00 | | | One overcoat for the son, | | | | | | once in 2 years @ | 5.00 | | 2.50 | | | Dresses for two women | | | 16.00 | | | Dresses for children | | | 10.00 | | | Linen from own flax and seed | | 30.00 | | | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | All to clothing | | 30.00 | 42.46 | 72.46 | | 4.

Sundries: | | | | | | Lard candles, 10 lbs. a year | | | 1.60 | | | Kerosene, 36 lbs. a year | | | 2.40 | | | Expenses of worship | | | 5.50 | | | Soap | | | 1.50 | | | Tar | | | 2.50 | | | Moulding of rye, etc. | | | 10.00 | | | Unexpected | | | 10.00 | | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | All to sundries | | | 33.50 | 33.50 | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | Total personal consumption | |201.00 |133.71 | 334.71 | |III. _Taxes_ | | | 37.50 | 37.50 | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | All to ordinary expenses | |309.00 |204.21 | 513.21 | |IV. _Rent_ for 3 dessiatines grass | | | | | | land, @ | 5.00 | | 15.00 | 15.00 | | +--------+-------+-------+--------+ | Total expenditures | |309.00 |219.21 | 528.21 | +-------------------------------------+--------+-------+-------+--------+ | Balance: | | 1. Net income from farm and house 7.79 | | 2. Net income from rented land 3.00 | | 3. Income from sundry jobs 52.00 | | ------ | | Grand total 591.00 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

II. _Kosma Abramoff_, village Michaïlovka, bailiwick Nicholo-Kabañ yevskaya.

The family counts as one of the “strong” economically.

_Members._

3 male workers. 3 female workers. 3 children. 1 elder. -- 10

_Schedule of Property._

1. 1 house (with appurtenances):

_Yards._ _Inches._ _a._ Length 6 8 _b._ Breadth 6 8

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