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FARM MANAGEMENT 



TABLE 3. COST OF LIVING ON 106 FARMS IN LIVINGSTON 

 COUNTY, NEW YORK, IN 1909 



1 Miscellaneous expenses are divided by*4.2, as the hired help do not 

 share in these. Household expenses are a little too low per individual, 

 as the hired help do not share in all these. 



THE FARM FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE HIRED-MAN 



20. Opportunities as a farm-hand. The farm-hand 

 who receives $25 per month with board and washing can 

 readily compare his wages with the wages in a city where 

 he would usually pay $15 to $30 per month for board and 

 room and $2 to $3 for washing. In most parts of the 

 country his $25 is as good as $50 per month in a city. 

 If he is inclined to save, he will find it much easier to save 

 on the farm, even if he gets only half the wages. 



A married man on a farm, who receives house rent and 

 more or less farm products, will usually find that he needs 

 double the farm wages if he is to live equally well in a town 

 or city. 



