. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. jn-flp*v<-ru Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER November 11, 1916 VALUE TO FARM FAMILIES OF FOOD, FUEL, AND USE OF HOUSE. By W. C. Funk, Scientific Assistant. CONTENTS. Facts brought out 1 Sources of data 2 Regions studied 3 The farmer's iucome 4 The farmer's living 4 Food 7 Fuel 29 Use of house on the farm 31 The size of the house 32 Household labor 33 Value of board on the farm 34 The aim of this bulletin is to determine the value of those things which the farm furnishes to the farm family without money cost, na
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. jn-flp*v<-ru Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER November 11, 1916 VALUE TO FARM FAMILIES OF FOOD, FUEL, AND USE OF HOUSE. By W. C. Funk, Scientific Assistant. CONTENTS. Facts brought out 1 Sources of data 2 Regions studied 3 The farmer's iucome 4 The farmer's living 4 Food 7 Fuel 29 Use of house on the farm 31 The size of the house 32 Household labor 33 Value of board on the farm 34 The aim of this bulletin is to determine the value of those things which the farm furnishes to the farm family without money cost, namely, the use of a house, food, and fuel. To this end data were seciu-ed from nearly 1,000 families, repre- senting widely sepa- rated sections in 14 States. Figures were gathered covering the value of all food, fuel, and shelter, itemized to show what part was bought and what part was furnished by the farm. Data also were collected bearing on the value of house- hold labor on the farm, FACTS BROUGHT OUT. Following is a brief summary of the more significant averages estabUshed by this inquiry. The figures given are based on reports from 950 famiUes, averaging persons per family. .°—Bull. 410—16 1. Fig. 1.—Map of United States, showing locations of areas Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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