H2 BRITISH RURAL LIFE AND LABOUR. 



TABLE 12. AVERAGE VALUE OF (i) BREAD, FLOUR, AND MEAL, 

 AND (2) MEAT CONSUMED WEEKLY BY FARM SERVANTS' 

 FAMILIES IN SCOTLAND. 



Preceding the Scottish farm servants' menu are some 

 interesting notes by Mr. Wilson Fox, commenting on 

 the tables of dietary the whole being a resume of the 

 facts carefully ascertained as the result of exhaustive 

 inquiries from correspondents of the Board of Trade 

 and we cannot, we think, do better than give them in 

 full. He says : 



" The consumption of beef and mutton appears to be 

 fairly uniform throughout Scotland, being between 2 and 

 3 Ibs. a week. It is not generally purchased more than 

 once a week. The consumption of pork and bacon varies 

 from about i Ib. in the northern district (' District No. i ') 

 to as much as 2^ Ibs. in the southern district (No. 2). On 

 the other hand, rather more fish is eaten in the northern 

 than in the southern district. The consumption of oatmeal 

 differs greatly in the two districts. In the northern district 

 it amounts to nearly 1 8 Ibs. per week, while in the southern 

 it is under 10 Ibs. This difference, however, is counter- 

 balanced in the latter district by an increased consumption 

 of bread and flour, which is as large as 24! Ibs. as compared 

 with 13 Ibs. in the northern district. Speaking generally, 

 the consumption of sugar, syrup, and jam is less in the 

 northern district by about i Ib., and the consumption of 

 cheese by about f Ibs. Nearly 36^ Ibs. of potatoes are used 

 weekly in the northern district as compared with about 

 28 Ibs. in the southern. It will be seen from the tables 

 that the northern farm servants live on plainer and cheaper 

 diet than those in the south. The consumption of tea is 

 very uniform in the various counties, between 8 and 9 

 oz. being used. It is much the same as in the northern 



