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BULLETIN 920, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



FAMILY LIVING FROM FARM. 



In addition to the average labor income of $558 made by the far- 

 mers in this area, they had the use of products from the farm for 

 family use, in the way of food, fuel, and house rent, estimated to be 



iVALUE: FOOD, FUEL. HOUSE RENT 



i FURNISHED BY FARM FOR FAMILY USE 



INCOME OF A FARMER 



FARMERS WHO LOST MONEY BUT 

 RECEIVED FOOD, FUEL & HOUSE RENT 



FARMERS WHO LOST MONEY 

 AS WELL AS THEIR TIME 



Fig. 13.— The labor incomes of 100 farmers in Forest and Johnson townships, Clinton County, Ind., 1910 

 and 1913-1918. Each dot represents the labor income of one farmer. The farmers represented in the 

 shaded area of the chart had only the food products, fuel, and house rent for their year's labor, and less 

 than 5 per cent interest upon investment. The white dots below the shaded area represent farmers 

 whose losses were in excess of the average value of supplies furnished by the farm for family use. 



