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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 



The general trend of farm wages during this period of forty-four 

 years is shown graphically in the following diagram: 



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FIG. i. Diagram showing average wage rates of outdoor labor of men on 

 farms, with board, in the United States. 



NOTE. The Agricultural Outlook of March 20, 1915, has the 

 following to say concerning the later wage situation. EDITOR. 



The money wages of farm labor averaged during the past year 

 about 1.7 per cent lower than during the preceding year, but about 

 9 per cent higher than five years ago. 



The wages per month without board averaged, for the United 

 States, $29.88 during the past year, which compares with $30.31 in 



