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in connection with two sworn assistants appointed by the
magistrate. A second partition may be required within three months
after the conclusion of the original partition and allotment.

With reference to the distribution of property according to
the size of the estates and average amount of seed sown and live
stock kept, we refer to the table below:

SEPARATELY REGISTERED FARMS AND LOTS OF GROUND.

	Number	Average assessed valuation	Average quantity of seed sown Bushels		Average stock of domestic animals
			Grain	Potatoes	Horses	Cattle	Sheep	Goats	Swine
Lots of ground         (Mks. 0.01—0.50) .	27,549	0.22	2.31	6.79	0.11	1.61	2.31	0.49	0.18
Small farms         (Mks. 0.51—5.00) .	93,172	2.10	9.98	15.62	0.76	5.45	8.66	1.48	0.53
Medium-sized farms         (Mks. 5.01-20.00) .	23,395	8.73	30.33	31.84	2.11	10.98	10.41	1.86	1.56
Larger estates         (Mks. 20.00—100.00)	2,207	31.71	83.52	85.06	5.62	23.00	8.89	2.19	4.16
Largest estates         (Mks. 100.00 and above) ................	32	148.25	172.73	119.95	12.78	53.03	4.10	0.03	5.37
Total of the whole country .......	146,355	3.29	12.95	17.63	0.93	5.87	7.74	1.37	0.69

It will be seen from this that the Norwegian farms are very
small, both as concerns crops and live stock, if we measure them
by the regular European standard. It must, however, in this
connection be remembered that husbandry in Norway affords better
opportunities for accessory sources of income than probably in
most other countries, such as forestry in the eastern part of the
country, shipping in the southern coast districts, fishing in the
western and northern parts of the country, etc.

The aggregate annual income from agriculture in Norway can
be estimated at about 70,000,000 kroner. To many of the

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