TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART X 635 



851 pounds, respectively. The farm at Halstad, then, provides almost two 

 and a half times more milk and cream per man per year than the farm 

 at Northfield. 



"The farms at Halstad furnish 187 pounds of meat per man per 

 year, those at Marshall 134 pounds, and at Northfield 117 pounds, 

 the housewife at Northfield being more dependent upon the butcher than 

 are those of Marshall and Halstad. The smaller quantity of meat from 

 the farm used at Northfield is probably due in part to the fact that the 

 average number of persons boarded is ihsuflacient to consume fresh meat 

 during the warm months and in part to a distaste for the preserved 

 products. The value of the farm produce used at Halstad and Marshall 

 is about one-third of the total cost of board, which illustrates the old 

 saying that the farmer obtains one-half his living from the farm. If 

 labor and furnishings are not considered, the farm, as determined by 

 cost, furnishes 44 per cent of the living at Northfield, 53 per cent at Mar- 

 shall, and 56 per cent at Halstad. If food values are taken into considera- 

 tion, a much higher proportion would be furnished from the farm. A 

 large proportion of the expenditures for groceries is for items having a 

 slight food value best used for condimental purposes and for furnishing 

 pleasant changes. 



"If people are known by their dietary, we may look upon the farmer 

 of Minnesota as being an exceptionally well-fed individual and consequently 

 having a high labor efficiency. This view is undoubtedly correct, for 

 while the average number of hours of labor by the farmer is not excessive, 

 yet a visitor is usually impressed with the amount of work accomplished. 



