
134 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
No. 157. DIETARY OF A FARMER’S FAMILY IN CONNECTICUT, 
(SaME Famity as No. 121.) 
The study began May 4, 1896, and continued 10 days. The family consisted 
of a man, his wife and his two sisters. The number of meals taken were as 
follows: 

Man, about 40 years old, - : - s ~ - - 30 meals. 
Woman, about 35 years old (30 x .8), equivalent to - - 24 meals. 
Woman, about 42 years old (30 x .8), equivalent to - - 24 meals. 
Woman, about 35 years old (30 x .8), equivalent to - - 24 meals. 
Total number of meals taken equivalent to - - - 102 meals, 
Equivalent to one man 34 days. 
Remarks.—‘* The man rented his farm, and at the time of the dietary did 
about two days’ work per week. The women had quite active exercise. With 
the exception of the wife, all were below the average weight. The health of 
all was fair.” The man weighed about 135 lbs., and the women about 150, 
100, and 110 lbs., respectively. 
TABLE 27. 
Weights of food materials used in dietary of a farmer's family 
in Connecticut. 










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Beef.* | Eggs, : - — | 54s eee 
; | Butter,  - = &. late Ad 
Short steak (loin), re pee hs meal Na (a), : | SoH ooeueee 
Shoulder clod, - -|M 4 | — || Skim milk (a), maar tt 7 | 4.0 
Flour, pastry (a), ~- | 9g 
Veal, holledioatsa7 > = - | 74) "| aa 
| Cookies, sugar, -/ 90} xr] — 
Steak, ‘ ‘ Sais alee Crackers, milk, - - | 83 I | — 
| Sugar, granulated, = | Misa 
Lamb, Sugar, brown, - - | M | — |/12.0 
Chops, - ~ -| 6]{ 1 /14.5|| Molasses, - 7): O35 ae aaa 
Tapioca, - - - Mae 
Se Potatoes, edible por- 
tidp et 9s - =| "16 5) 32a 
Ham, - - - | M be Asparagus, - - | 97 3) jeedac 
Bacon, - - - Op he OeO) ois hu bag ee - -| M 2) — 
dard: - - -|M I). 1.0||- Cocoanut, shredded) = fimeejes 4.0 




* The weights of all meats are without bone. 

