Dietary studies with reference to the food of the Negro in Alabama in 1895 and 1896 . d four children. A mortgage had caused them to be sold out theyear previous, and they were now clearing up a new place on a piece ofland which was more than a mile back from the traveled road, and ofwhich only a part had previously been cultivated. The cabin, however,was better than the majority. It contained four rooms, and a small loghut in the yard served as a kitchen (PI. II, fig. 1). The soil was sandyand very x^oor. The land was partly covered with pine trees, full ofstumx)S and second growth. Cotton, c
Dietary studies with reference to the food of the Negro in Alabama in 1895 and 1896 . d four children. A mortgage had caused them to be sold out theyear previous, and they were now clearing up a new place on a piece ofland which was more than a mile back from the traveled road, and ofwhich only a part had previously been cultivated. The cabin, however,was better than the majority. It contained four rooms, and a small loghut in the yard served as a kitchen (PI. II, fig. 1). The soil was sandyand very x^oor. The land was partly covered with pine trees, full ofstumx)S and second growth. Cotton, cane, sweet potatoes, and cowpeashad been planted. The woman worked all day in the field. The live stock consisted of a mule, two cows, and some hens. Milkand eggs were used, and occasionally the family indulged in the luxuryof sugar and coffee. The i^rovisions were purchased by the week. Thecooking was done with a stove, and the diet was somewhat better thanthat in several other cabins where studies were made. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bui. 38, Office of Expnt Station. Plate Fig. 3. —House of Negro Cotton Plantation Laborer. (Dietary No. 103.) 4a 31 All the possessions of the family were under mortgage, but their threeoldest sons were working for the mortgagee to assist in payment. Thisaccounts for their having such a good cabin after the previous yearnsreverses. Table 13.—Food materials in dietary No. 101. Kind of food material. Composition. Totalcost. Weight used. Pro-tein. Fat. Carbo-hydrates. Totalfood mate-rial. !Nutrient8. Pro-tein. i at. Carbo-hydrates. AXIMAL FOOD. Pork: Jr^et 0 :3 T) Jr^er 299^3 Jr^e) cent. $0. 52. 15 , 990905 3 ,890899 Grains. Lardi Total pork and lard .67. 3. 895640595 4, 42512, 460 242847 168374 2, 7896049020462 Eggsi 0 5 Butter 1 Milk 2 5. 252598 22,015 875 3, 605 850 VEGETABLE FOOD. Cereals, sugar, etc.: Wheat flour i . . 10
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