Table 3 --Farm and nonfarm employment in selected States, 1950-71 







Farm workers 



1/ 





Nonagricultural em 



ployees 



State 







; 

















■ 1950 : 



1955 : 



i960 : 



1965 



: 1971 



. 1950 : 



1955 : 



i960 : 



1965 : 1971 













Thousands 









Connecticut 



3^ 



32 



25 



20 



13 



766 



875 



915 



1,033 1,166 



Massachusetts 



: 58 



1+8 



36 



26 



17 



1,761 



1,818 



1,910 



2,019 2,255 



Pe nn s ylvani a 



302 



2kk 



194 



137 



112 



3,61+3 



3,71+8 



3,713 



3,91*1 ^,285 



Ohio 



320 



289 



2 1+2 



181+ 



lU7 



2,760 



3,129 



3,1^7 



3,361+ 3,828 



Wisconsin 



3I+6 



326 



282 



231 



186 



1,022 



1,108 



1,192 



1,332 1,525 



Georgia 



• 320 



23*+ 



183 



139 



98 



807 



960 



1,051 



1,257 1,575 



Florida 



107 



119 



121 



121 



112 



701+ 



966 



1,321 



1,619 2,209 



Total 



1,1+87 



1,292 



1,083 



858 



685 



11,1+63 



12,601+ 



13,21+9 



li+,538 16,81+3 



1/ Family and hired. Sour: 



Table !l --Aonfarra- to- farm wage ratio and index of farm and 

 nonfarm wages in selected States, 1950-71 







Wage 



■ ratio 1/ 







Cigar tobacco price-farm 



wage ratio 2/ 



State 























1950 : 



1955 



i960 : 



1965 : 



1971 



1950 : 



1955 : I960 : 



1965 : 



1971 













Num 



ber 









Connecticut 



1-59 



1.68 



1.77 



1.87 



1.80 



3/. 639 



3/. 1+32 3/. 391 



3/. 370 



3/. 305 



Massachusetts 



1.59 



1.68 



1.71 



1.71 



1.73 



U72.81+3 



1+/1.711+ l+7l. 711+ 



1+72.016 



1+72.020 



Pennsylvania 



1.96 



2. 01+ 



2.16 



2.25 



2.11+ 



.1+66 



.3U3 .31+0 



.25U 



.211+ 



Ohio 



2.17 



2.11 



2.1+1 



2.28 



2.U5 



.318 



.296 .31+2 



.291 



.21+1+ 



Wisconsin 



1.81+ 



1.95 



2.21+ 



2.13 



2.09 



M3 



.327 .3^6 



• 303 



.296 



Georgia 



2. 31+ 



2.39 



2.51 



2.03 



1.99 



5/5.319 



5/1+.075 5/3.738 



J2/3.1+62 



5/1.888 



Florida 



1.91 



1.97 



2.29 



2.18 



2.15 



5/1+.282 



5/3-179 5/2. 921+ 



J/2.785 



5/1.818 







Farm 



wage index 







onagri cultural wag 



e index 















1950= 



=100 









Connecticut 



100 



12 1+ 



11+6 



160 



222 



100 



131 162 



188 



252 



Massachusetts 



100 



129 



11+0 



161+ 



228 



100 



12k 151 



178 



2U8 



Pennsylvania 



100 



126 



11+7 



162 



230 



100 



131 162 



186 



251 



Ohio 



100 



122 



132 



11+3 



205 



100 



127 157 



181 



2 1+8 



Wisconsin 



100 



122 



136 



155 



231 



100 



181 l6l 



187 



263 



Georgia 



100 



122 



Ikk 



176 



311 



100 



121+ 15l+ 



186 



263 



Florida 



100 



125 



ll+2 



17I+ 



251 



100 



128 171 



198 



282 



1/ Konfarm manufa cturing hourly wage rate divided by farm wage rate (without room and board). 

 2/ Average price of tobacco received by farmers (cents per pound) divided by farm wage rate (cents 

 per hour). 3/ Cigar binder (types 51-52). k/ Cigar wrapper (type 6l). 5/ Cigar wrapper (type 

 62). 



Computed from: 



5, 



8). 



