SHALL I BE A FARMER? 2o 



use than arc the farmers in Livingston County, New York, 

 but are not using so much fruit and vegetables. 



TABLE 2. QUANTITY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS RAISED ON THE 

 FARM AND USED IN THE HOUSE, AVERAGE OF 15 FARMS IN 

 1906 AND 22 FARMS IN 1907 IN MINNESOTA! 



Milk 1221 qt. 



Cream 125 qt. 



Butter 200 Ib. 



Pork 365 Ib. 



Beef 201 Ib. 



Veal 34 Ib. 



Mutton 9 Ib. 



Poultry 79 Ib. 



Eggs 195 doz. 



1 Data furnished by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 The number of persons per family was reduced to the equivalent in men 

 and averaged 4.6 ; that is, the number of persons would probably use as 

 much food as 4.6 men. 



19. Cost of living on farms. Table 3 shows the cost 

 of living on 106 farms in Livingston County. It does 

 not include the value of man or horse labor used by the 

 family or the value of the time of the farmer's family in 

 doing household work. The total cost of living per family 

 averages $915, or $183 per individual. The costs per indi- 

 vidual varied from $81 to $523, but 86 per cent came be- 

 tween $100 and $300 per individual. 



The farm furnished 62 per cent of the food used and 

 half the fuel. Counting the value of the use of the house 

 at 8 per cent of the value of the house (in addition to the 

 cost of repairs), we find that the farm products furnish 

 45 per cent of the cost of living. 



On the 22 farms in Minnesota the average value of 

 produce furnished by the farm was $199. The average 

 amount paid for groceries and fuel was $195 ; for house 

 furnishings, $25. 



