AGRICULTURAL WAGES ABROAD. 73 


relating to the wages of agricultural labourers in foreign 
countries. The countries dealt with in the Abstract are 
France, Hungary, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. 
For France the particulars relate to the years 1882 and 
1892. The average daily wages of day labourers and market 
gardeners are given as follows :— 

Labourers with | Labourers with- Market 
board. | out board. | Gardeners. 



1882. 1892 1882 1892 1882 1892 
S Gb Sh Glo (ey Gk S Gl Gh 3, Glo 
MEN | 
Summer - : Fee tae 7, ee | BG) Daag | Geo a he) 20H 
Winter - : le le Os: a O> I of I 74 i Ose I ot 
WOMEN 
Summer - - 5 | @ uh oO 105 I 6 Le ic I 5+ I 45 
Winter - : S| © 73 || © 75 I 1s I I i} I of? 
CHILDREN | 
Summer - - Sala Ol a7: O65 [10> |) Os tls on Oe Ont 
Winter - - Sf xo) Ge Os alae Woy 0) O (oss el ae) 


In the case of Hungary a statement is furnished showing 
the average daily wages of manual labourers employed in 
agriculture in the year 1895. The figures, which relate to 
Hungary proper, are as follows :— 

Daily wages for the kinds of works specified below. 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
Occupation. 
Harvest. 
Threshing 
Mowing 
Vineyard. 
Wood 
cutting 
Other 
work 



Men _ provided’ with 
board and lodging -| I 5%] I 4¢/ I 4 i © O I1¢ | © 104 
Men not provided with 
boandsandslodongive—s| el line Orul Tea Oa) Le or ior 34) 91 eat 
Women provided with ; 
board and lodging -{| o 11% | O Iof | O 94 | O 82) Oo 81) Oo 74 
Women not _ provided 
with board and lodg- 
ing - - - - 

| 
Go 
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loo 
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— 
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Pleo 
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Oo 
Woo 







Carters (one horse) 
Carters providing own 
Carters (two horses) 
horses and carts - - Oa: 

