I am a little bit concentrating my businesses and one possibility is indeed to give the manor shares to DeptStore, who will soon merge with King's Farms, and will take the competition with NewFarms (whose success in these days can be participated in - S-NC is in the market).
Well, that kinda sucks because most, if not all, of the manor lords have been sustaining losses with the hopes of something good to come out of it in the future.
I am in no way forcing it, but there was already a case with a player needing to concentrate on other things, and both his Estate and County need to be reorganised. This is an
option. Not the best option of course, holding on is much better in the game-success scenario.