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BULLETIN" 1466, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Over two-fifths of the families, 1,205 in number, included in the 
studies reported on the receipt of income from other than farm 
business sources. These were classified on the basis of income re- 
ceived into eight groups as shown in Table 21. The average value 
of all goods used was determined and the percentage distribution 
of the value of goods among the principal groups was ascertained 
for each of the groups represented. 
There is an indication of a fairly close relation between income 
from other than farm business sources and the standard of living. 
The average value of all goods used rises somewhat irregularly from 
$1,443 per family for 284 families having no other income to $3,229 
per family for 17 families having $2,400 and more other income. 
Table 21. — Relation of family income from other than farm business sources to 
. value per family of goods used during one year and to distribution of this 
value among 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— 
Amount of income 
reported from 
sources outside of 
farm business 
All goods used 
Food 
Cloth- 
ing 
Rent 
Ad- 
vance- 
ment 
Total 
Fur- 
nished 
by farm 
Pur- 
chased 
All 
others 
All 
Num- 
ber 
1,205 
Per- 
sons 
4.4 
$1,605 
$689 
$916 
$678 
$239 
$183 
$111 
$394 

284 
586 
133 
87 
48 
26 
24 
17 
4.2 
4.3 
4.6 
4.7 
4.4 
4.6 
4.8 
5.1 
1,443 
1,521 
1,674 
1,698 
2,040 
2,008 
2,375 
3,229 
620 
695 
704 
691 
750 
769 
833 
1,012 
823 
826 
970 
1,007 
1,290 
1,239 
1,542 
2,217 
624 
658 
721 
737 
802 
727 
892 
935 
220 
212 
257 
277 
308 
335 
435 
518 
172 
183 
166 
162 
198 
215 
242 
403 
88 
91 
135 
112 
227 
249 
169 
391 
339 
1-299 
377 
300-599 
395 
600-899 „ 
410 
900-1,199 
505 
1,200-1,799 
482 
1,800-2,399 
637 
2,400 and over 
982 
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION 
All 

1-299 
300-599 
600-899 
900-1,199 
1,200-1,799.... 
1,800-2,399.... 
2,400 and over 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Percent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
1,205 
4.4 
100.0 
43.0 
57.0 
42.3 
14.9 
11.4 
6.9 
284 
4.2 
100.0 
43.0 
57.0 
43.2 
15.2 
11.9 
6.1 
586 
4.3 
100.0 
45.7 
54.3 
43.2 
13.9 
12.0 
6.0 
133 
4.6 
100.0 
42.0 
58.0 
43.0 
15.4 
9.9 
8.1 
87 
4.7 
100.0 
40.7 
59.3 
43.4 
16.3 
9.5 
6.6 
48 
4.4 
100.0 
36.8 
63.2 
39.3 
15.1 
9.7 
11.1 
26 
4.6 
100.0 
38.3 
61.7 
36.2 
16.7 
10.7 
12.4 
24 
4.8 
100.0 
35.1 
64.9 
37.5 
18.3 
10.2 
7.1 
17 
5.1 
100.0 
31.3 
68.7 
29.0 
16.0 
12.5 
12.1 
Per cent 
24.5 
23.6 
24.9 
23.6 
24.2 
24.8 
24.0 
26.9 
30.4 
When considered from the standpoint of the percentage distribu- 
tion of the value of goods, this relation is less significant. The per- 
centage that food forms of the value of all goods decreases slightly 
and rather irregularly with increased additional income. The per- 
centage that the value of advancement goods forms of the value of all 
goods rises noticeably but very irregularly, and the percentages that 
the values of other groups of goods form of the value of all goods 
remain practically constant with increased additional income. Al- 
lowance should be made in the value of goods as related apparently 
to the standard of living for a somewhat irregular increase in the 
