32 BULLETIN 410, U. S, DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXIIl. ^Average total value and annual rental value of farm dwellings. 



County and State. 



Number 

 of farm 

 houses. 



Average 

 size of 

 family. 



Average 

 value of 

 house. 



Average 

 rental 



value of 

 house. 



Oxford, Me 



Lamoille, Vt 



Otsego, N.Y 



Bucks, Pa 



Gloucester, N. J 



Gaston, N. C 



Troup, Ga 



McLennan, Tex 



Champaign, Ohio 



Jefferson, wis 



Montgomery, Iowa 



Cloud, Kans 



Cass, N. Dak 



Santa Clara, Cal 



Average, aU houses 



146 

 31 

 28 

 22 



126 

 51 

 40 

 42 

 34 

 40 

 37 

 36 



109 

 83 



4.5 

 4.7 

 4.0 

 4.9 

 4.7 

 4.5 

 5.4 

 5.3 

 4.1 

 4.2 

 4.2 

 4.7 

 6.2 

 4.9 



SI, 112 



930 



1,880 



1,632 



1,600 



560 



920 



834 



1,724 



1,297 



1,580 



1,160 



1,754 



1,528 



1,322 



Sill 

 93 



188 

 163 

 160 

 56 

 92 

 83 

 172 

 130 

 158 

 116 

 175 

 153 



132 



THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE. 



Table XXIV points out some interesting facts. The tabulation 

 has been made by size of houses expressed in number of rooms. It 

 will be seen that in aU States the average size of family on farms 

 having houses of from 8 to 9 rooms is markedly larger than on those 

 having houses of 7 rooms or less. There is no consistent relationship 

 between these two groups of families in the consumption of food or 

 fuel per person. 



Families Uving in 8 and 9 room houses and those Hving in 10-room 

 houses show different relationships. Here the size of family is 

 practically constant, showing that the large houses are not needed 

 for the accommodation of more people. The quantity of food con- 

 sumed per person on these farms increases directly with the size of 

 house, and there is a tendency, though not very marked, for the 

 greater consumption of fuel in the larger houses. 



These facts would indicate that farmers hving in the largest houses, 

 and who also are the highest consumers of food and fuel, have better 

 farm incomes and probably hve on the farms of most efficient size. 



Studies conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture 

 indicate that on the farm the amount of money invested in the house 

 is in direct proportion to the income up to a certain point. 



