FAMILY LIVING IN FARM HOMES, 29 
Taste 15.—Relation of value of house furnishings to average total household expendi- 
tures and proportion thereof devoted to advancement among 402 farm families, Living- 
ston County, N. Y., for the year ended September 1, 1921. 
= Average value ofhouse}| Total household expenditures per 
Number of houses. furnishings. cost-consumption unit. 
Devoted to ad- 
Value of house fur- ee < : : ‘ 4 vancement. 
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| Dolls. | Dolls. | Dolls. |Dolls.|Dolls.| Dolls .| P. ct.| P.ct.| P.ct 
Less than $400.......- 27 9 36 253 294 263 | 405] 484] 425] 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 
$400 To $599.....----.- 64 23 87 457 465 459 | 473] 495} 479|13.9|14.2| 14(¢ 
$600 to $799.-......--- 59 19 78 626 632 628 |} 516] 566} 528/]17.0] 18.2] 17.3 
$800 to $999.........-. 54 20 74 819 805 815 | 559] 630] 579|18.5|17.8)| 18.3 
$1,000 to $1,199....... 51| 15] 66] 1,000} 1,000] 1,000] 663| 636] 657 | 20.5|18.4| 20.0 
$1,200 and over....... 40 21 61 | 1,792] 1,627) 1,736} 803] 781) 811 | 23.3] 240] 23.4 
ements 8) ete hin te oo. 55-2) 5-25 5e5|22---.2-)3-----]-- > Se 204... aa 
Average for 
TCR a a a ae 813 847 822 | 572} 608} 582 | 17.6] 18.0] 17.7 
According to Table 14 the total value of the house bears about 
the same relation to the household expenditures as does the size 
of the farm business. This would be expected when the farm busi- 
ness is measured by the capital invested, for that sum includes the 
value of the house. About half of the families who were conducting 
larger farm business operations and were living in the more valuable 
houses have correspondingly high expenditures. In comparisons 
made between groups of families with houses of different average 
value there is no significant variation between the figures for expend- 
itures of all kinds and those for advancement. 
The increase in the value of house furnishings as shown in Table 
15 is accompanied by a fairly regular increase in expenditures for all 
purposes and for advancement. 
EDUCATION. 
In correlating the extent of education received, the same group- 
ings were adopted as in the earlier consideration of this subject (pp. 17 
and 18). 
