146 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 

‘ No. 226. DIETARY OF A PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE IN 
MIDDLETOWN, CONN, 
The study began October 12, 1897, and continued eight days. The members 
of the household consisted of six adults, five men between 23 and 43 years of 
age, and one woman about 33 years old. One of the men served as janitor in 
a public building; the occupation of the others was sedentary rather than active. 
The woman was engaged in active household duties. The number of meals 
taken was as follows: 














Men, average weight 127 lbs., - - - - - 103 meals. 
Woman, weight 135 lbs. (24x.8 meal of man), equivalent to Ig meals. 
Visitors (men), - - - . - - - - 3 meals. 
~VTotal number of meals taken equivalent to - - 125 meals. 
Equivaient to one man 42 days. 
TABLE 29. 
Cosi and weights of food materials used in dietary No, 226. 
WEIGHT. | WEIGHT. 
Foop MarTERIALS. E 2 Foop MarTErRIALs. E rf 
6 5 5 = 
Ay oO Oy S 
ANIMAL Foon. $ VEGETABLE Foop. $ 
Beef. PRICE Se : - | 203. 1c eROnO 
Shoulder as purchased,| .52|} 4 | 5.0 Flour, bread, - a Mistebes po 
Flour, pastry, mg: p2 00s] Rae ieee 
Roast, porterhouse, | ies 
(9.6 % refuse), ( -52} 2 8.0] Flour, graham, =f O35 ene 
Sirloin steak, - -| .34| 2 | 2.0] Buckwheat prep., - | .03) — | 9.0 
Cibeetiraid : _|..312| — | 8.o]] Wheat, breakfast food) .02} — | 4.0 
Rolled oats, - = 20013. Taeg so 
Bologna sausage, - | .06/ — | 8.0 , bk hears 
Frankfort sausage, - | .18| I |12.0 Bread, - , el ate “5 
rcs | Bread, graham, = OZ Tog eo 
ase ; Gingerbr’d, molasses, | .03| — | 5.0 
Hind quarter, - - | .99} 7.) I.0}| Crackers, milk, = -09| i] 2.5 
Chops (24.5 @ refuse); | .13)°—— |15.0]| Sugar, © = JV 4od Mo rare 
Pork. Sugar, brown, = 2025) ae se 
Loin, s he : .06| — | 9.0 Molasses, - - OF |}: i ae 
Ham, smoked, - SL ae rave .5|| Syrup, - : “rave ihe es 
Bacon, side, - - | .09} — |10.0 Cornstarch, ,- roe: ees 
Sausage, - i Sy A PGi hary Winns aL eeaties slima(35. 6 Gref.) -05,  £ {19,0 
Lard, - - - | .07} 1 | 6,5|| Potatoes (24-5 % ref. u Ae = Re 
Lard dripping, - -| — | —] 9.0 Onions (7.5 % ref.), -03 eae 
ees Squash, - OF i ties 
haoaaegs Swt. ReMtcestee 5 Gr. e 20. fee SRG : 
Chicken, - - - | 1.05} 5 | 2.5|| Tomatoes,(12.9%ref.)} .06}) 3 | 2.5 | 
Chicken, pressed, - | .27| — | 9.5!! Apples, - i = | KOSAS Seaes | 
Fish, Apricots, canned, - | .07}| I |10.0 | 
Halibut steak, ESOUP Toe cae wy I % ref. ) oe 5 ahi 
Lobst L, f OMe eee i O n IT1e = : = a . 
Obstet AS Pee ) : : Grapes (34.3 % en, <16,| oo Fane eae) 
Lemons (46.0 @ ref.), |] -03| — | 3.0 
Eggs, : - - |1.21| 6 | 1.5]! Peaches, canned, =} SORTS a Te aeao 
Butter,  - : “Jf OL. (OSs) 4.551) Ranstne tes “ =i 2 OL eaeoregeo 
Cheese, - : - | .07| — | 8.0}| Shredded cocoanut, - | .13| — | 8:0 
Milky oor te coe P28 pO 50 Celery ea, wt aa. eee ee 
Cream, - - - | .06| — | 8.0 =| Feet ee 
panes eset ay Total veg, food, =| 2. 794675 413 45 
Total animal food, | 7.64] 52 |12.0 Total food, - - 110, 371132 |"Qvs 








