The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXIV, Part 1-2, 1976 - Khamkoo

246 Laurence D. Stifel
Ayuthia
TABLE 1 - Continued
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Nakbon Patbom
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Sale, Gift Mortgage,
Sale, Gift Mortgage,
Year and Will Khai Faak Total and Will Kbai Faak Total
1949 8.2 .2 8.4 8.6 .1 8.7
1950 6.8 .1 6.9 6.9 .1 7.0
1951 6.5 .2 6.7 6.1 .2 6.3
1952 5.4 .2 5.6 5.4 .1 5.5
1953 5.6 .3 5.9 5.2 .I 5.3
1954 1.0 .2 1.2 5.6 .I 5.7
1955 5.2 .1 5.3 4.8 .1 4.9
1956 4.8 0 4.8 4.3 .1 4.4
1957 4.4 0 4.4 3.6 .1 3.7
1958 3.0 .I 3.1 2.7 0 2.7
1959 3.2 .I 3.3 4.0 0 4.0
1960 3.1 .4 3.5 3.9 0 3.9
1961 3.9 .6 4.5 4.7 .1 4.8
1962 4.0 .7 4.7 4.9 .1 5.0
1963 4.3 .4 4.7 5.3 .1 5.4
1964 3.5 .3 3.8 4.8 .1 4.9
1965 3.4 .3 3.7 3.7 .1 3.8
1966 3.6 .3 3.9 3.6 .2 3.8
1967 4.0 .2 4.2 3.3 .2 3.5
1968 3.9 0 3.9 3.4 .1 3.5
1969 3.8 .2 4.0 3.5 0 3.5
1970 4.0 .,2 4.2 3.8 .1 3.9
1971 3.7 .2 3.9 3.8 .2 4.0
1972 3.7 .1 3.8 3.6 .2 3.8
Assuming that a· farm family would normally want to retain
possession of its land, any rate of turnover in excess of about 3. 7 percent
can be termed involuntary. A rise in the involuntary turnover rate
would imply that conditions had created an incentive for villagers to
sell family land. A family might sell its land because of the existence of