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BULLETIN 410, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE. 



In Table X the families have been divided according to the relative 

 value of meat consumed. In both areas studied the relative value 

 of groceries, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products decreases as the 

 value of meat increases. The value of the total consumption of food 

 increases with the increase of the consumption of meat, the size of 

 family remaining nearly constant. The high meat-consuming fami- 

 lies also buy much more of their food, which is due to the fact that 

 they buy much more of their meat and use less groceries, which class 

 includes the non-farm-furnished foods. 



Table X. — Relation of the relative quantity of meat consumed to that of other classes of 

 food and the total consumption of food. 



NEW JERSEY. 





Num- 

 ber of 

 lami- 

 lies. 



Aver- 

 age 

 size 



family. 



Average percentage of total consumption. 



Total 



Meat, per cent 

 oitotal. 



Gro- 

 ceries. 



Fruits. 



Vege- 

 tables. 



Meat 

 prod- 

 ucts. 



Poultry 

 prod- 

 ucts. 



Dairy 

 prod- 

 ucts. 



Fur- 

 nished 



by 

 farm. 



Bought. 



sump- 

 tion 

 per 



person. 



25 and less 



26 to 35 



36 and over. . . 



31 

 54 

 41 



4.4 

 4.7 

 4.9 



28.5 

 25.7 

 21.9 



6.7 

 5.2 

 4.1 



15.1 

 13.1 

 11.0 



20.7 

 31.0 

 43.6 



12.8 



10.4 



8.5 



16.2 

 14.5 

 10.8 



53 



48 

 42 



47 

 52 

 68 



S99.63 

 127.30 

 125.30 



MAINE. 



20 and less 



21 to 29 



30 and over. . . 



60 



4.6 



27.7 



8.5 



11.2 



16.9 



10.7 



25.0 



52 



48 



59 



4.5 



25.9 



7.1 



9.5 



24.8 



9.4 



23.3 



46 



54 



29 



4.0 



23.1 



5.1 



8.5 



36.5 



8.7 



18.1 



37 



63 



S86. 39 

 97.42 

 108. 97 



The families have been divided into three classes, according to the 

 value of vegetables consumed, as shown in Table XI. The value of 

 meat and dairy products tends to decrease as the value of vegetables 

 consumed increases, indicating that vegetables tend to replace some 

 meat and dairy products in the farmer's diet. The value of the total 

 consumption and the relative value of food bought decrease as the 

 value of vegetables used increases. 



Table XI. — Relation of the relative quantity of vegetables consumed to that of other classes 

 of food and the total consumption of food. 



NEW JERSEY. 





Num- 

 ber of 

 fami- 

 lies. 



Aver- 

 age 

 size 



family. 



Average percentage of total consumption. 



Total 



Vegetables, 



per cent of 



total. 



Gro- 

 ceries. 



Fruits. 



Vege- 

 tables. 



Meat 

 prod- 

 ucts. 



Poultry 

 prod- 

 ucts. 



Dairy 

 prod- 

 ucts. 



Fur- 

 nished 



by 



farm. 



Bought. 



sump- 

 tion 

 per 



person. 



10 and less 



11 to 13 



14 and over... 



42 

 36 



48 



4.6 

 4.5 

 4.9 



23.9 

 26.1 

 25.0 



4.9 

 4.6 

 5.7 



8.9 

 12.3 

 17.0 



37.0 

 34.1 

 29.5 



11.3 

 9.3 

 9.6 



13.9 

 13.6 

 13.1 



42 



48 

 48 



58 

 52 

 52 



S133. 87 

 118. 73 

 109.97 



MAINE. 



8 and less. . . 



9tol0 



10 and over. 



62 



4.0 



25.6 



6.6 



7.4 



26.2 



10.3 



23.7 



44 



56 



37 



4.7 



25.6 



6.6 



9.7 



25.2 



9.7 



23.2 



46 



54 



49 



4.8 



26.7 



8.6 



13.3 



20.7 



9.1 



21.4 



51 



49 



$104. 36 

 94.24 

 85.38 



