Collected Works of V. I. Lenin - Vol. 3 - From Marx to Mao

86
V. I. LENIN
of the Germans and the farmsteaders would considerably
heighten the picture of differentiation).
Average
area under
Groups of householders % of total crops per % of
households household total area
(dessia- under crops
tines)
{
Poor
With
”
Middle { ”
”
”
Rich ” { ”
no
1
2 or 3
4
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 and
more
draught
”
”
”
”
”
”
animals20.7
animal 16.4
animals26.6
” 11.6
” 17.1
” 5.8
” 1.8
37.1%
38.2%
24.7%
2.1
5.0
10.2
15.9
24.7
53.0
149.5
2.8
5.2
17.1
11.5
26.9
19.3
17.2
8.0%
28.6%
63.4%
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 15.9 100
The concentration of agricultural production turns out to
be very considerable: the “community” capitalists (� of
the total households, namely, households with 10 and more
draught animals) possess 36.5% of the area under crops—as
much as do 75.3%, the poor and middle peasantry put
together! Here, too, as always, the “average” figure (15.9
dess. under crops per household) is absolutely fictitious and
creates the illusion of universal prosperity. Let us examine
other data on the economy of the various groups.
Groups of householders
% of peasants
cultivating entire
allotment with
own implements
% of peasants
owning improved
implements
Total animals
(in terms
of cattle)
per household
With no draught animals . . . 2.1 0.03 0.5 1.5
” 1 ” animal . . . 35.4 0.1 1.9 4.9
” 2 or 3 ” animals . . . 60.5 4.5 4.0 16.8
” 4 ” ” . . . 74.7 19.0 6.6 11.8
” 5 to 10 ” ” . . . 82.4 40.3 10.9 29.2
” 10 to 20 ” ” . . . 90.3 41.6 22.7 20.4
” 20 and
more ” ” . . . 84.1 62.1 55.5 15.4
% of total
animals
Total . . . . . . 52.0 13.9 6.4 100
{
{
{
{
{
6.4%
{
28.6%
{
{
65.0%
{