144 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 

No. 174. DIETARY OF A FARMER’S FAMILY IN VERMONT. 
The study began July 7, 1896, and continued 151% days. The members of 
the family and number of meals taken were as follows: 
Man, about 45 years old, - - - - - - 46 meals. 
Woman, about 45 years old (46 x .8), equivalent to - - 37 meals. 
Man, 22 years old, - - - - - - - - 46 meals. 
Boy, Ig years old, - - S e = 3 : ~ 46 meals. 
Boy, 15 years old (46x .8), equivalent to - - - - 37 meals. 
Girl, 16 years old (46x.7), equivalent to - = ~ - 32 meals, 
Girl, 14 years old (46x.7), equivalent to - - - - 32 meals. 
Girl, 4 years old (46x.4), equivalent to - - - - 18 meals. 
Total number of meals taken equivalent to - - 294 meals. 
Equivalent to one man 98 days. 
Remarks.—This is a summer dietary of the same family whose dietary in 
winter was given in the Report of the Station for 1895 as No. 27. The family 
were all at rather active exercise, as the study was made in one of the busy 
seasons of the year. 
TABLE 36. 
Cost and weights of food materials used in dietary of a farmer's 
Jamily in Vermont. 






5 WEIGHT. SF WEIGHT 
o o . 
Foop MATERIALS. a a o) 4 || Foop MATERIALS. g 2 a a 
at Pande het aa 5 ea aaee 
‘S Bh od 2 5 ite 
% Epa Mie x as ae 
Beef. $ $ 
Brisket, = - |26/ .30) 4/12.0]! Corn meal, - ~ 4° O04] 230 TalereuG 
Ribs, - - - | M)} .60) 6] — || Flour, graham, - 72.) 7:20 Ry aps 
Tripe, - - 7 (93-5919 123.01) Klour.sbread, saowl sae :67) 26:13 
Corned, canned, - | Mj .25| 2| — || Oatmeal, - - | 75) (Osta eo 
Pe Rice, - - - 7] |: O04} "SOO 
| Rye meal, - - |. 70) 13 gerees 
Pa Sse Fa -|M) .84 6] — || Bread, graham, - | 82| .10] 2; 4.0 
Sait,tat,o. = SAS Ne GOHROW =) a Crackers, - - | Mo 26hyoue 
Lard, - - = eM. 13) eliud Oj ougar, = - | .M |r. 3T-3oe gome 
: Molasses, - ~.| 93°]. 5G} Loe gay 
Lash, Beans, dried, -| M ue 10}; — — 
Salt cod, boneless, | M | .05| — 7.0 || Peas,green,shell’d,| 15) .43 44520 
Potatoes,ed.port’n,) 16) .26 2513.0 
Tomatoes, canned,| 106 ,22 35 — 
Eggs, - - 7 | 5411.75) 14)" —- | Apples, dried, = 108: he toe 10.0 
Butter, - “OME ts 40ers Crab apples, can.,| 111 30) 3); — 
Cheese, = “35 |) ot 5 Ti) sao C ferries stresh. as 25|) .10/—1/14.0 
Milk, whole,* ©.-) 6011240) 70)" — | Cherries, canned,+ | 110| .20/ 1|/ — 
Buttermilk, - - |M/ .26) 25} 7.5 |] Currants, fresh,+ 25 |I1.00/ 15 | 6.0 
Sour milk,* - - 60, .05° 4] 8.0 || Raspberries, fresh, lly) 340 ean 
Cream, = - | M)| .30; 3] — || Raspberries, can.,t| FIO" (coos 










* Fat estimated from the amount of the milk required to make a pound of butter. 
Com position assumed. 
