FAMILY LIVING IN FARM HOMES. 9 
The average expenditures for the year ending September 1, 1921, 
of the 295 owner and 107 tenant families are given in Table 1. The 
value of materials furnished by the farm, of unpaid labor, and of 
gifts of clothing are shown separately from those purchased or 
paid for. 
TABLE 1.—Average expenditures in 402 farm families in Livingston County, N. Y., 
for the year ended September 1, 1921, for various items as shown by the value of ma- 
terials purchased and of paid labor and by that of materials furnished by the farm, of 
gifts of clothing, and of unpaid labor. 
Owner families (295). Tenant families (107). All families (402). 
ie F P F P P 
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nished. | chased.| °t@l- | nished.| chased.| 1°: | nished.| chased.| 1°@l- 
Doliars .|Dollars .| Dollars .|Dollars .|Dollars .| Dollars .|Dollars .| Dollars.| Dollars. 
‘inns Ree eae a 399 379 778 398 44] 839 39 395 794 
AD ne a ee eee 4 209 273 5 288 293 273 277 
Tecnik 8S SS tes eee ee 9317 /g lege BE 237 Pita 5 seb 5 226 2 P| Sree 234 
nl see ee eee 56 90 146 69 72 141 59 85 144 
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All other expenses: 
Other operating expenses 34 84 118 29 109 138 33 91 124 
Maintenance of health...)........ 76 HOUR RRS eet 102 NGDH he S oe. 
NOW aAHCeMeRt. cme< 5. sc s| gd. coe 318 STS Meat es as 327 37.) ee eer | 320 320 
PGtSOUa eee eta oe lee eee 23 3 tn a Se ae 25 FATA Newel 24 
Winelassificd $3 643 SI. afl P eno ZES- 14 TAs AS fae Gal fit estes 12 12 
Weasel || ota hae acl uc an ea eens 
Total all other ex- 
[oes eee Paes Se 34 515 549 29 570 599 33 530 563 
DES) (Se er Se Se ee S| TS 1 = ana SR SS RR Se 
Grand total........... 730 | 1,253 | 1,983 I2G Ny W387 | 209Bal ze; 729 | 1283/32, 012 
| | | 
The average annual value of all expenditures appears to be $2,012 
er family. The figure for owner families was $1,983, or 1.5 per cent 
Below the general average; while that for tenants was $2,098, or 
4.1 per cent above. 
VALUE OF GOODS FURNISHED BY THE rahe OF GIFTS OF CLOTHING, AND OF UNPAID 
ABOR. 
Among all families the farm furnished materials, that is, food, 
fuel, and housing, worth $692, or 34.4 per cent of the total expendi- 
tures. The value for owner families is 34.9 per cent of their total 
expenditures, and for tenant families, 33 per cent of the total. The 
values of food furnished are also practically identical, but the values 
of rent and of fuel furnished vary slightly. The value of owners’ 
rent averages $237, or 11.9 per cent of their total expenditures; and 
that of tenants, $226, or 10.8 per cent. Fuel furnished for owners 
has an average value of $56, or 2.8 per cent; for tenants, $69, or 
3.3 per cent. 
The value of unpaid labor, listed as “Other operating expenses,”’ 
is estimated as $33 for all families, or 1.6 per cent of the total expend- 
itures. Corresponding figures for owners are $34, or 1.7 per cent; 
and for tenants, $29, or 1.4 per cent. | 
Goods furnished by the farm, gifts of clothing, and unpaid labor 
are together valued at $729 for all families, $730 for owners, and $727 
for tenants. The proportion of the total expenditures thus met is 
36.2 per cent for all families, 36.8 per cent for owners, and 34.6 per 
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