I40 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 

No, 203. DIETARY OF A FARMER’S FAMILY IN NEW YORK. : 
The study began May 6, 1897, and continued fourteen days. The members 
of the family were as follows: The husband, a healthy man of 32 years; the 
wife, 36 years of age; girl, 11 years of age; and boy, 10 years of age. There 
were also two boarders, a carpenter, 30 years old, his wife, 21 years old, anda 
farm hand, 21 years old. 
The number of meals taken was as follows: 
Three men, average weight, 147 lbs., - - - 98 meals. 
Two women, average weight 118 lbs. (82 x .8 meal of 
man), equivalent to - - - - - - 66 meals. 
Two children, average weight 75 lbs. (83 x.6 meal of 
man), equivalent to - - . - 2+ "2 oO mealas 
Visitors, - - - - - - - ~ - 4 meals. 
Total number of meals taken, equivalent to - 218 meals. 
Equivalent to one man 73 days. 
TABLE 20. 
Cost and weights of food materials used in dietary No. 203. 





















WEIGHT. | WEIGHT. 
Foop MartTeERIALs. 8 3 | Foop MATERIALS. g 4 3 
2 | § 5 | 3 
Ay © a © 
Animat Foop. | $ | | VEGETABLE Foon. $ 
Beef. | Flour, wheat, - = 19; O84 34 a6. 0 
Round a , _| 247 3./11.5 Flour, graham, ah ee i ae OS 
Corned, canned, ovat )6.0 Flour, buckwheat, - N27. 8 |15.0 
| i Corn meal, - =r oe, Od hatte Pane Seng? 
Cottolene, - - | .29 | rh SELENE: Nat mea: x oe Os oa a . 
| | | Rice, ae - 03 ae 5.5 
Veal. | Bread, - = - ZES ga 05 
Chops, - - - 208 eo Calle ry ae - - ,12 1] 9.0 
Leg, : - e | .I4j}//1)'6.0}) Crackers, Boston, =:4 201) = )ir os 
| | Pie, apple, - =U): REO Nem apa a 
Pork. | Sugar, granulated, - | .69] 13] 2.0 
Ham, - : -| .76| 5] 1.5|) Sugar, maple, =.) S266) Sears 
Salt, fat, - - esi 202 Ben ac Molasses, - - .05 I|I5.0 
| Syrup, - - - ag fs 3| 5.0 
Fish | Chocolate, = - =), 08/5 ean 
. ; | Beans, - - - .10 1120 
Pickerel, - : ie ea Se Sil Potatoes: - 2 1 L904 7044 gy5 
Salmon, canned, be Pe erin sei yay hy eC i ‘ or| — | 7.0 
é | | Onions, - - - “02 Ties | 
vegs, * ‘ nat 1.63, 19 | aoe Succotash, canned, - Nes pps et - : 
ilk, whole, = - Ay fe ae ie © Apples é ue = rs 14.0 
Milk, skimmed, = eH | TT enare nae dich : pe 55 ae 
pte oA ae aca Soi TO) 9-5)! Cranberries, canned, | .02| — 4.0 
Hea ca ; i Be | ; lt Peaches; canned, .- 13) 9teo ue 
Batter chee a! 1.01 bias 5 Total veg. food, - | 5.24| 244|15.5 
Total animal food, 8.25 116] 1.5 Total food, - - |13.49| 361 | 1.0 

