IIO FLIGHT FROM THE CITY 



itself at least as well as we were able to, and with an 

 income of $2,500 a year approximately the income 

 with which we worked our first year. Such a family 

 living in the city would spend its income about as 

 follows : 



Rent $600 



Food 800 



Clothing, etc 500 



Other expenses 600 



Savings ? 



$2,500 



Assuming that production upon the homestead in- 

 creases gradually, and does not go as far toward self- 

 sufficiency as is planned for the Dayton experiment, 

 the family budget after moving to the country would 

 look something like this: 



Taxes and upkeep (in 



lieu of rent) $100 



Food 400 



Clothing, etc 300 



Other expenses 450 



Available for invest- 

 ment in the home- 

 stead 1,250 



$2,500 



With the family producing its own shelter, instead 

 of renting it, there is a saving of $500 a year between 



