CHAPTER III. 



Group II 



Findings When Information Secured Was Grouped According 

 to the Age of the Farmers. In order to see if there is a relation- 

 ship between age and the kind or variety of farm shop work under- 

 taken, the information secured was grouped according to the three 

 principal age groups represented, namely: 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 

 years, and 55 to f>4 years. The other age groups are too small to 

 lend themselves usefully to statistical treatment. 



Construction Work in Wood. \\ hen construction work per- 

 formed by farmers is classified on the basis of age, the results are as 

 shown in Tables 13. 14. and 15. In order that these results may 

 be viewed comparatively, Table 16 has been arranged. If we call 

 the column headed "Age 35 to 44'', Column 1, the one headed "Age 

 45 to 54". Column 2, and the one headed "Age 55 to 65", Column 3, 

 it will be noticed that there is not a single item in column one that 

 is not excelled in column three, and that there are but five items in 

 column two that are larger than the corresponding ones in the third 

 column. Viewed as a whole, there is a steady increase in the kinds 

 of work done from the youngest group to that of 45 to 54 years of 

 age and again from the latter to the older group. 



Table 13 



Showing the number of farmers per hundred who perform certain con- 

 struction work in wood. Data secured from 89 farmers, 35 to 44 years of age. 



Job 



1. \Yire fence 



2. Xest for laying hens 



3. Chicken coop 



4. Farm gate 



."). Milking stool 



0. Xest for setting hens 



7. Hammer handle 



V Feeding trough for chicks 



'.' Horse manger 



10. Sledge handle 



11. Chicken feeder 



12. Hatchet handle 



13. Hog house 



14. Pig pen 



15. Poultry house 

 Ifi. Yard gate 



17. Pick handle 



Iv Mortar box 



Frequency per 100 

 67 

 65 

 60 

 57 

 57 

 54 

 17 

 46 

 39 

 39 

 37 

 36 

 36 

 35 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 33 



Job Frequency per 100 



19. Rail fence 33 



20. Tool box 33 



21. Saw buck 31 

 22,. Bins for grain 30 



23. Evener 30 



24. Board fence 30 



25. Screw cabinet 30 



26. Wagon box 30 



27. Plank drag 29 



28. Feeding trough for swine 23 



29. Hay rack 



30. Trellis for grapes 27 



31. File handle 26 



32. Hand sled 26 



33. Jockey stick 25 



34. Cattle manger 



35. Wagon seat 25 



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