10 BULLETIN 410, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
It is interesting to note here the average distance the farmer has 
to go to buy his groceries. The average distance to town for the 
farmers visited in New Jersey was 1.9 miles; in Maine. 2.4 miles; in 
North Dakota, 4.5 miles; and in California. 3 miles 
ANIMAL PRODUCTS. 
This group of food items constitutes 57.8 per cent of the total 
value of food consumed by the families visited. In none of the 
sections visited does this group furnish less than 50 per cent of the 
total food used, and in the North Dakota area it amounted to 63.6 
per cent of the total. There is a variation of less than 10 per cent 
in the different areas for this group, indicating that this class of food 
is the most nearly indispensable. It is interesting to note, however, 
that the percentage furnished by the farm for this group varies from 
46.1 to 97.3 per cent, the average for all sections being 76.6, as is 
shown in Table VI. The farm unquestionably should furnish the 
major part of the food products for this group. 
TaBLE VI.—Proportion of value of groceries, animal products, fruits, and vegetables 
bought and furnished by farm (950 families). 
Groceries. Animal products. Fruits. Vegetables, 
Location of regions in which 
study was made (county Er Fur- Fur- Fur- 
and State). Bought. ee Bought. Be Bought. ptt Bought. ie 
farm. farm. farm. farm. 
_—}$3—$$——— qj ——q— | qX~isoiw“™ Ss KH qc ;  .. 
Per cent. |Per cent. |Per cent. |Per cent. Per cent. | Per cent. Per cent. |Per cent. 
Oxiords MGp tenses eee eee lOO. Ol aaeeeeeer 42.2 57.8 22.4 77.6 15.7 84.3 
am Oule, Vitis = eeaaeas Soo ee 92.8 7.2 27.6 72.4 23.6 76. 4 16.3 83.7 
OfSCEOMING Yee ene eee 96.0 4.0 36. 6 63. 4 25. 1 74.9 1253 87.7 
Bucks s Pa cess coe te) ee 97.8 2.2 33. 2 66.8 25. 2 74.8 15.4 84.6 
Gloucester Nv dese see os UOOO |esesesose 44.6 55. 4 35. 4 64. 6 ba 94.7 
Gaston yiNoO ss: cee: eee as! 76.0 24.0 2.7 97.3 2.0 98. 0 3.9 96.1 
Troup. Gav coe es Shed: 89.7 10.3 5.7 94.3 10.9 89.1 1.0 99.0 
MeLennan ex a5. ee as 98. 7 1.3 14.2 89. 8 98.9 iat 66. 1 33.9 
Champaign, Ohio.........-.- 97.0 3.0 8.4 91.6 38. 2 61.8 16. 2 83.8 
JeflersonsaVyASe-ase-= eae 98.7 1.3 21. 2 78.8 26.8 73. 2 6.3 93.7 
Montgomery, lowa...-..--.-- 98. 4 1.6 4.3 95.7 44.5 55. 5 27.0 73.0 
Cloud@ Kans eters ae eeee 99, 2 .8 10.9 89.1 38. 6 61. 4 27.6 72. 4 
Cass, INSDak: bee ate Ue: 1(00x0\ Wee a 21.8 78. 2 84. 2 15.8 4.5 95.5 
Santa Claray Cale ees eases 96.1 3.9 53.9 46.1 38. 2 61.8 70. 9 29.1 
Average, all families... 95. 7 | 4.3 | 23. 4 | 76.6 | 36. 7 | 63.3 20. 6 | 79. 4 
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In Table VII this: group is divided into three divisions, namely, 
meat products, dairy products, and poultry products, giving the 
average value of the amount consumed annually per person and 
per family. The table shows that the dairy products used, which 
include cream, milk, butter, and cheese, run slightly less in value 
than the meat products, which imclude beef, pork, mutton, lard, 
and fish. The poultry products consumed amount to about one- 
half as much as either of the other two groups. Practically none 
of the poultry products is bought and only 14 per cent of the dairy 
products; but one-third of the meat consumed is bought, 
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