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thus receive, while croppers receive only 41 per cent as much value 

 from these sources as owners. The most striking lack of these 

 articles is, therefore, found with croppers. 



Table 30.- 



-Average cost of all family living, and of selected items of expense, 

 for 868 operators. 





Average value per family. 



Tenure class. 



All 

 family 

 living 



ex- 

 penses. 



All 

 fur- 

 nished 



by 



farm. 



Meat, 

 garden, 

 poul- 

 try, 

 and 

 dairy 

 prod- 

 ucts 

 from 

 farm. 



All 

 pur- 

 chased. 



Gro- 

 ceries 



pur- 

 chased. 



Cloth- 

 ing 

 pur- 

 chased. 



Given 



to 

 church 



and 

 charity. 



Spent 



for 

 recre- 

 ation, 

 enter- 

 tain- 

 ment, 



etc. 



Spent 



for 

 tobacco 

 and 

 other 

 per- 

 sonal 

 ex- 

 penses. 





$965 

 1,243 

 1,742 



$262 

 424 

 575 



$184 

 338 

 450 



$704 



824 



1,167 



$310 

 296 

 294 



$201 

 259 

 358 



$13 

 22 



53 



$11 

 10 

 15 



$20 





20 





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An interesting fact brought out in connection with the data on 

 value of groceries purchased is that croppers, with the lowest stand- 

 ard of living, buy the most groceries; while owners who have de- 

 cidedly the highest standard of living, buy the smallest amount of 

 groceries, notwithstanding the fact that they have the largest fam- 

 ilies. The edibles from the farm for share tenants and owners sup- 

 plement their groceries sufficiently to maintain about the same differ- 

 ences in values of foods that are found in clothing values. 



The usual diet of operators who do not cultivate gardens and raise 

 fresh meats consists almost entirely of groceries bought at local 

 stores, few of which handle fresh vegetables and fruits. As a result, 

 these important constituents of a well-balanced diet are often want- 

 ing in the meals of those who do not have gardens. Furthermore, 

 good milk is relatively hard to buy in many localities. It is the lack 

 of these important articles of food, or their inferior quality when 

 bought, that makes the money value of family living an inadequate 

 measure of the difference in family living standards. 



The amount given to church and charity by owners is relatively 

 large. Indeed, the difference in this regard is more marked than in 

 any of the other items of expense. 



The average amounts spent for recreation and entertainment is 

 strikingly small for all classes. Few families of any tenure class 

 take vacations, and but few more patronize "movies," theaters, or 

 other entertainments that charge an admission fee. It is interesting 

 to note in this connection that more is spent for tobacco and other 

 personal expenses than is spent for recreation and entertainment. 

 Picnics, fishing trips, pecan hunts, young folks' parties and dances, 

 and school entertainments go to make up the principal entertainments 



