 The Middle Colonies tended to mix aspects of the New England and Southern Colonies . Landholdings were generally farms of 40 to 160 acres ( 16 – 65 hectares ) , owned by the family that worked it . In New York 's Hudson Valley , however , the Dutch patroons operated very large landed estates and rented land to tenant farmers . 
 The Middle Colonies tended to mix aspects of the New England and Southern Colonies . Landholdings <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> generally farms of 40 to 160 acres ( 16 – 65 hectares ) , owned by the family <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>worked it . In New York <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>Hudson Valley , however , the Dutch patroons operated very large landed estates and rented land to tenant farmers . 
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