OREGON FARMER 

 AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENSES 1911-12. 



103 



Average Family Expenses. 



The family expenses include all items of cash outlay commonly 

 regarded as living expenses. The principal items were groceries and 

 clothing. A maximum of $50 was allowed for each of the following 



classes of expenditures, if reported 

 at all: medical; recreation, includ- 

 ing traveling, and educational ex- 

 penses. Very much larger amounts 

 were reported in some cases for 

 this class of expenses, but they 

 I were regarded extraordinary and 

 consequently reduced. In the 

 'majority of cases, the amounts 

 reported were less than $50 under 

 each class. There appears to be 

 a very slight difference between 

 the family expenses on the different 

 sized farms below 160 acres. The 

 state average of the next two large 

 classes of farms is $552 to $635 respectively. The above table gives 

 a complete summary of the reports. 



AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME 1911-12. 



