THE FARMER'S STANDARD OF LIVING 
21 
The data presented in Table 2 carry no suggestion as to the number 
of articles, the variety or kinds, or the quality of clothing used by 
the different farm families. They take no account of the adequacy 
of the clothing; that is, the warmth and comfort which it provides, 
or the satisfaction with which it permits the members of the farm 
family to appear in public groups or social circles. Further analysis 
of the original clothing data is being made by the Bureau of Home 
Economics. 
HOUSE RENT 
Rental charge for use of the farmhouse for all families studied 
amounts to $199.60 per family or 12.5 per cent of the total value of 
family living. Size of the house, extent of modern equipment or 
modern improvements, and condition or state of repair were con- 
sidered in arriving at the arbitrary values from which the rental 
figures were taken. Size of the house by number of rooms is given, 
with the numbers and percentages of homes modern, partially 
modern, and not modern, in Table 3. * 
Table 3. — Average number of rooms per household, and extent of modern equip- 
ment, 2,886 farm homes of selected localities in 11 States 
Tenure groups and 
Homes 
studied 
Size 
of 
house- 
hold 
Rooms per 
household 
Extent of modern equipment 
States 
All 
rooms 
Bed- 
rooms 
Completely 
modern 
Partially 
modern 
Not 
modern 
Owners, tenants, and hired 
men: 
All States 
Num- 
ber 
2 2,886 
Per- 
sons 
4.8 
Num- 
ber 
6.8 
Num- 
ber 
3*3.3 
Num- 
ber 
164 
Per 
cent 1 
5.7 
Num- 
ber 
597 
Per 
cent 1 
20.8 
Num- 
ber 
2,104 
Per 
cent l 
73.5 
New England. 
317 
1,130 
4 1, 439 
4.7 
5.1 
4.6 
9.6 
5.9 
6.9 
3 4. 5 . 
^3.0 
3.3 
28 
19 
117 
8.8 
1.7 
8.3 
160 
166 
271 
50.5 
14.7 
19.1 
129 
945 
1,030 
40.7 
Southern 
North Central - . . 
83.6 
72.6 
Owners: 
All States 
1,950 
4.8 
7.1 
3^3.4 
141 
7.2 
481 
24.7 
1,328 
68. 1 
New England 
277 
792 
881 
4.7 
5.1 
4.6 
9.6 
6.2 
7.0 
3M.6 
4 3.2 
3.4 
27 
18 
96 
9.7 
2.3 
10.9 
139 
148 
194 
50.2 
18.7 
22.0 
111 
626 
591 
40.1 
79 
North Central 
67. 1 
Tenants: 
All States 
867 
4.9 
6.3 
3 3.0 
21 
2.4 
111 
12.8 
735 
84.8 
New England. . 
40 
320 
507 
4.5 
5.3 
4.6 
9.3 
5.2 
6.8 
3 4.0 
4 2.6 
3. 1 
1 
1 
19 
2.5 
.3 
3.7 
21 
17 
73 
52.5 
5.3 
14.4 
18 
302 
415 
45.0 
94.4 
North Central 
81.9 
Hired men: 
All States 
2 69 
4.7 
1 
6. 1 4 2 9 
2 
4.2 
5 
10.4 
41 
85.4 
1 Percentages of numbers for which information was tabulated. 
2 Excluding under "Extent of modern equipment" the 21 hired-men families of Iowa for which this 
information was not tabulated. 
3 Excluding all homes in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Number of bedrooms was not available. 
4 Excluding all homes in Kentucky. Number of bedrooms was not tabulated. 
For all homes an average of 6.8 rooms per family or household, 
excluding bathroom, pantry, halls, and closets, was reported. This 
average divided by the average size of household gives approximately 
1.4 rooms per person. Houses occupied by the New England families 
were largest, 9.6 rooms per household, in comparison with 5.9 rooms 
per household for the Southern States and 6.9 rooms per household 
for the North Central States. The average number of rooms per 
