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BULLETIN 1466, XJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 16. — Relation of time spent (per day) resting oy the Iwme maker to 
value per family of goods used during one year and to distribution of this 
value among the principal groups of goods. Farm families of selected 
localities in 11 States, 1922-1924, owners, tenants, and hired men 
Fami- 
lies re- 
port- 
ing 
Size 
of 
family 
Average value of— 
Time reported 
All goods used 
Food 
Cloth- 
ing 
Rent 
Ad- 
vance- 
ment 
Total 
Fur- 
nished 
by farm 
Pur- 
chased 
All 
others 
All hours 
Num- 
ber 
2,078 
Per- 
sons 
4.4 
$1, 581 
$687 
$894 
$662 
$235 
$192 
$103 
$389 
Less than 0.25 
0.25-0.74 
67 
86 
205 
199 
290 
280 
280 
207 
168 
296 
5.2 
4.5 
4.8 
4.6 
4.5 
4.4 
4.3 
4.2 
4.2 
4.0 
1,379 
1,623 
1,516 
1,572 
1,609 
1,628 
1,518 
1,498 
1,602 
1,700 
639 
667 
677 
675 
686 
689 
686 
678 
708 
711 
740 
956 
839 
897 
923 
939 
832 
820 
894 
989 
621 
679 
673 
658 
662 
659 
644 
646 
665 
694 
183 
223 
217 
233 
235 
253 
231 
231 
238 
253 
186 
203 
181 
192 
199 
194 
192 
177 
196 
196 
49 
102 
87 
99 
99 
106 
98 
92 
108 
140 
340 
416 
0.75-1.24 
358 
1.25-1.74... 
390 
1.75-2.24 
414 
2.25-2.74 
416 
2.75-3.24 
353 
3.25-3.74 
352 
3.75-4.24.. 
395 
4.25 and over 
417 
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION 
All hours 
2,078 
4.4 
Per cent 
100.0 
Per cent 
43.4 
Per cent 
56.6 
Per cent 
41.9 
Per cent 
14.9 
Per cent 
12.1 
Per cent Per cent 
6. 5 24. 6 
Less than 0.25 
0.25-0.74 
0.75-1.24 
67 
86 
205 
199 
290 
280 
2S0 
207 
168 
296 
5.2 
4.5 
4.8 
4.6 
4.5 
4.4 
4.3 
4.2 
4.2 
4.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
100.0 
46.3 
41.1 
44.7 
43.0 
42.7 
42.3 
45.2 
45.2 
44.2 
41.8 
53.7 
58.9 
55.3 
57.0 
57.3 
57.7 
54.8 
54.8 
55.8 
58.2 
45.0 
41.8 
44.4 
41.9 
41.1 
40.4 
42.4 
43.1 
41.5 
40.8 
13.3 
13.8 
14.3 
14.8 
14.6 
15.6 
15.2 
15.4 
14.8 
14.9 
13.5 
12.5 
11.9 
12.2 
12.4 
11.9 
12.7 
11.8 
12.2 
11.6 
3.5 
6.3 
5.7 
6.3 
6.2 
6.5 
6.5 
6.2 
6.8 
8.2 
24.7 
25.6 
23.7 
1.25-1.74... 
24.8 
1.75-2.24 
25.7 
2.25-2.74 
25.6 
2.75-3.24 
23.2 
3.25-3.74 
3.75-4.24.. 
23.5 
24.7 
4.25 and over 
24.5 
There is practically no relationship between time spent reading 
and resting and the value of all goods used. The average value of 
all goods remains almost constant or varies without regard to increase 
in the time spent per day resting. From the standpoint of the dis- 
tribution of the total value among the principal groups of goods the 
percentages that the value of advancement goods form of the value 
of all goods suggest a slight relation between the time spent resting 
and the standard of living. The percentage of the value of all goods 
devoted to advancement increases slightly, although somewhat irreg- 
ularly, with an increase in the amount of time spent resting. 
As with the length of work day the size of family is of interest. 
The average number of persons per family (Table 16), decreases 
somewhat irregularly from 5.2 to 4 persons with an increase in the 
hours of rest, from 0.25 hour to 4.25 and more hours per day. This 
is indicative of a higher standard of living among the families in 
which time is found for more rest. The practically constant average 
values of goods are being used by less persons per family and thus 
more goods per person are available by the smaller families. 
Time spent in resting by the farm operator appeared to be less 
closely related to the size of family than did time spent resting by 
the home maker. 
