II. THE RICH PEASANT
The rich peasant as a rule owns land. But some rich peasants own
only part of their land and rent the remainder. Others have no land of their
own at all and rent all their land. The rich peasant generally has rather more
and better instruments of production and more liquid capital than the average
and engages in labour himself, but always relies on exploitation for part or
even the major part of his income. His main form of exploitation is the hiring
of labour (long-term labourers). In addition, he may let part of his land and
practice exploitation through land rent, or may lend money or engage in
industry and commerce. Most rich peasants also engage in the administration of
communal land. A person who owns a fair amount of good land, farms some of it
himself without hiring labour, but exploits other peasants by means of land
rent, loan interest or in other ways, shall also be treated as a rich peasant.
Rich peasants regularly practice exploitation and many derive most of their
income from this source.
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