VALUE OF FOOD, FUEL_, AND USE OF HOUSE. 7 



FOOD. 



Of the items furnished by the farm included in Table I, food con- 

 stitutes 62 per cent, and of the items bought it constitutes 86 per 

 cent. It is, therefore, the most important item in this discussion, 

 and considerable space is devoted to it. 



Table IV shows the value of food consumed per family and per 

 person and the amount bought and furnished by the farm. The aver- 

 age value of the food used per family was $447.92, and $94 per person, 

 41 .6 per cent of which was bought and 58.4 furnished by the farm. It 

 is interesting to note that the percentage furnished by the farm varies 

 in different sections from 35 per cent to 82 per cent. The California 

 area was low with 35 per cent, but we find that individual families 



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within this one area vary from 10 to 65 per cent, showing that some 

 families could probably depend more on the farm for family table 

 supplies, but also that the average for families with the highest per 

 cent furnished is less than the average for all families in some other 

 sections, and that apparently it is more profitable in this region to 

 buy certain farm products than to raise them. Figure 2 shows graph- 

 ically the average annual value of food used per family. 



In arriving at the value of the food furnished by the farm average 

 farm prices were taken. The farmer's estimate as to what the product 

 would sell f(;r on the farm when in season was checked with the local 

 grocers' estimate, and in this manner fair average values were charged 

 for the fruits, vegetables, and other farm products used in the house. 



