Chile: the balanced view : a recopilation of articles about the Allende years and after

Table 18 EXPROPRIATIONS Area In Hectares N.O of living Perlods N: o, Farms Irri9ated Unwatered Total families From 1965 to Nov.-31·70 1.408 290.601.0 3.273.951.9 3.564.552.9 20.976 From Nov.-4-70 to March·22·73 3.628 394A77.2 5.190.850.0 5.585.327.2 33.948 TOTAL 5.036 685.078.2 8.464.801.9 9.149.880.1 54.924 !!!!!!!. 1971 1972 Varo Total Expropriated Arable area (inthousands of hectares) 1.437.3 1.951.7 . 514.5 Total cultivated agrlcultural area (in thousands of hectares) 1.294.8 1.004.4 -290.4 During 1972, the country's cultlvated area decreased by 290.400 hectares. or 56 % of the exproprlated area. Source: Mensaje Presidencial de 1973. 185