FARM OWNERSHIP AND TENANCY IN TEXAS. 



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It will be noted that there is no great difference in the average 

 number of persons per room for all tenure classes. In all probabil- 

 ity overcrowding is not the cause of much of the sickness found among 

 these people, for the open construction of the houses would, in prac- 

 tically all cases where crowded conditions exist, provide for plenty 

 of fresh air. 



Table 29. — Value and size of dwelling, size of family, and family health, by 



tenure classes. 



The dwelling and its condition. 



Sue of family and family health. 



Tenure class. Aver- 



Aver- 

 age 

 num- 

 ber of 

 rooms 



in 

 dwell- 

 ing. 



Number reporting con- 

 dition of house as — 



Aver- 

 age 

 num- 

 ber in 

 family. 



Aver- 

 age 

 num- 

 ber of 

 per- 

 sons 

 per 

 room. 



Num- 

 ber re- 

 port- 

 ing 

 good 

 health. 



Num- 

 ber re- 

 port- 

 ing 

 poor 

 health 



in 

 family. 



Per 

 cent 



age 

 value 



of 

 house. 



Good. 



Me- 

 dium. 



Poor. 



report- 

 ing 

 poor 

 health. 



Share cropper 1 532 



Share tenant 731 



Owners additional . . 1, 335 

 Owner operators | 1, 532 



3.9 

 4.3 

 5.0 

 5.4 



16 

 63 



8 

 59 



13 



53 



3 



17 



36 



147 



15 



7 



5.0 

 5.0 

 4.9 

 5.6 



1.4 

 1.2 



1.0 

 1.1 



43 

 147 

 20 



54 



17 

 35 



6 

 28 



28.3 

 19.2 

 23.1 

 34.1 



It will be noted that the percentage of reported sickness is higher 

 for croppers than it is for tenants or owners additional. Doubtless 

 this is due in large part to the fact that croppers lack the fresh, home- 

 grown foods that the other classes have. Also, it is very doubtful 

 if croppers have as much knowledge of sanitation and dietetics as 

 do the other tenure classes. The highest per cent of reported sick- 

 ness is found among owners, which is probably due to the much 

 larger proportion among this class who are of advanced age. 



RELATIVE STANDARD OF LIVING OF DIFFERENT TENURE CLASSES AS REFLECTED 

 IN COST OF FAMILY LIVING. 



The relative standards of living of the different tenure classes is 

 probably better indicated by the total cost of family living than by 

 any other available figure (see Table 30). The living cost of the 

 average cropper family was 55 per cent, and of the average share- 

 tenants family 71 per cent of the average cost of family living for 

 owner--. In unking this comparison it is well to bear in mind that 



the average size of family for the differenl tenure classes was ap- 

 proximately the -;ime. 

 The differences in standards as indicated by these data are no! 



shown to the fullest extent ; for the quality of food, the difference in 



the knowledge and practice of selection, preparation, and use of 

 articles of food make the rariations in standards much wider than are 

 here indicated, especially net ween croppers and the other two classes. 

 Share tenants receive from the farm (in gulden, dairy, poultry, 

 and pork products) ;i palue thai is about 75 per cenl as much as owner 



