..JRJB Bureau o m : re ■ . . a 31, A ■ - oa ey j "> * • . c. A. • E. L. Kirk. , Associate . I Economist, Unitod States Depc-. . sad ^. t. Hoverstad, Assistant Ln Farm Lnnesi. ilts nf a summary of the cost or value of tho goods us«d •33 as reported in farm manage: * ' • rmesota, ate given in this preliminary report. [l_. The data were tabulated to shew as clearly as possible ::come and the costs or values cf the inds of foods recorded in the accounts as used for eposes during the year era ecember 31, 1925. ag to their omission from the records v.': ich v.ero kept, data on ihe value rouuee (excluding potatoes) and fruits tne farm orae use were obtained as estimates of the ^e fo-»ds usee curing the year. During 1926 a list of ■ .its cc.rjnonly grown in the locality was clocked h etch of 20 to 25 families to determine the odities used. Ihe average value of Q pro- •.ained in this way, £37 per family for 20 families, was led as typical or representative for the 25 families. v, Minnesota, is maintained jointly by the .;t, University of Minnesota and the Division ad Cost 8, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United -t of Agriculture. The farmers who cooperated in this mplete records of all cash receipts and expenses, in- clu . ■ - Id and personal, of labor used on dl - : and 1 f amounts of feed fed to livestock, c farm produce used in the farm borne, etc. Copies of thosu rocords we- mad-v ationed at „skov, who visited earn farm usually twi :od this material to tho Section of len- ient a-. .innesota for tabulation. All the material bablo omissions and possible inaocur the farm business wore cbtained ;dy as .cal end two because n ' .■mily I ■ purposes. All th res .•sent b for the 25 farms, or farm fa •", oecified. Doscript Ion . , 1 . • j . :. ■ .'ypo of ''ov Is th if o r colony. It is e smell v in Pt of Pino Oc . Jinnu: bi . This ccunty is situated »n tho o&stera cdgo of tho approxlmstol .stmt frcm tho sc. i tho horn : ov is on tno mein lino of tho •n Duluth, et the ^ostorn tip of Le-ko Su- P«* tics. Forest. i0 liii: Lnos I . Jho so'- rowth 3 uncloerjd consi. -y of pof - fCh end o* -oos. Tho pino stumps thct •usually bloi xplos the lend i5 cloerod. The lend in tho . >ov is rmist be roracvod boforo tho 1 La rod cley 1 th somo petit soil v;horo soc ^blo pleco for est. b] if lend, the committee docido Is ch is no* the jiskov community. >on- *t on : . -jor compenies et i norcinel price. This . rcolled :. smell trects cf fort acres to "tlors Lt t ■ ble pricy. Eg en b ro- quired to cloir fivo tcr job months tftur purchssing to .- ?d. Ly tocemo tho predominant enterprise. Tho sot tiers, f ran Don . bo .CI -.tly on lend from vhich the brush his ^ L, end is tho besic crcp in I •tent foeo io scuroe roducts v:ith potst i.s ce?h crops ■ the throe comae those po or tho bulk of tho Lr insane. st of I - Los ir. some ol eblo to . isos must bio hand U bo r. J > lo, potetoo . . p tho cattle, end potttoos LI permit • 1 crop rot j is corr. of somo lod tho • •*. s of ' •po somo ■ it boctuso of r. . . shoop tro • Is to uld not sur- - a - :•: in t nis coram., c hipp- ■ ■ • v mom- bar Lty, bot '•. . »at :i to I t -l0J Club. .of . sh Coco- . Lifo in this Danish colony ." • . tiku in thoir mo I iro tc life is t - Con. t ly LI '073 their livir.^ cand L tho builaing • . •. . iy • jst jd in h- o cid s ;. is conducted under ctions of the I 'St L Set is . . y cro end -ng rd of iiv thomsulvos. ~2ho aplo i -od by mmunity acvjlc 1 >1 ■__ 3^sii'j3r , c^d • jipts Lnd '08, . - 1« LI bo noted 1 rcting ,787 por far •-S OV': .... ■ . . - i t.nd n ; s tho Of il f it lis pi 11 lod . J . • . ( len i &nd build : • - Dt8 fern for :' ' . 5S ... - !i - . ly incomn, by i Of « s] 'Liv County, . _. inc > ■ : : : od id : mtory Inc: . pitt.1 Excess : fa rra : and Ch BOd) : family : capital ; or or • id in- tal j rocoipts : Incr i : I living ■. : •» : 300 : 14 : 449 1 ■ 6 : : : 11 : 713 - 413 : i : 938 : 37 : 429 499 • 1021 : : 747 : 181 416 : : 1111 1 ■ : : 701 307 9 : - 141 " n : : 500 609 1^. T 1 j : 802 418 742 : 98 : : : s : : 11 . 1066 ■ to 96 . : 15 . - 3 I 35 r : : 14 : 141 i : : 32 : : 1: 176 : 15. 10?5 • 511 : : . • I 107 : : 1361 188 38 : : 599 : 589 : 1( . : 15. : 1269 : : 330 : 1: 156 : 165 -1286 ■ 22 2922 : 462 : 1196 : 16 - 1811 99 : : 1331 381 13 : 1754 : B : : 1386 : 972 : : >24 ! 6 i 483 ; : 583 14 1C53 : 46 r 1 : 1278 : 676 - 1330 : . 869 ; 1 : 20 ^3 . 316 i : 850 1! : ^» □ : 2128 2 ; : 1997 r. 2 91 3 38 814 : :'~r .-;-•.: iy ^Ivlnr ? > ■' ■ - . ' ■ •■■-.■ f all 'family ods ' - t ion f pl^n of clos- CI. ::t iJul] ... of li - : of i Lest io: . • , ■ ■ . • • • y boon sold. 11 roduot C. r " ■ r of :• ' rticl iloth- on ■ ... n - 7 - by tho i':.rm, fuel, 8 " Cot bio to bout Ion of the tot) - 6 ion cr itomobilo for he . itnoo o] ' "' . ano. . _1 bill i pax- ch; ■ . gh BOhl coll :t books, supplios i.nd t. , r homo, ' ■- • ' • ppcrt tad b . Lot ert idoa, Lfts, tobacco. . :do promiume an lifo, ondevnnont, b or policies . j y 30 r. I rooii ;do bur. - . cemetery Iocs ond other is not specified. ■■-. CI ls: 1: !.c?,t ion ; i.sLuo from food, ho I nt, ith values of the prin- : of tho present study ;r; not comparabl b cor- . v.n in the bulletin the preliminary reports cbovc. In t . • study expenditures for many L'ood- - I". Undoubtedly, ••personal" lias of rticlos cf cloth. . • iv .. i •.. tnt od cert: in exi sod os iif^ or health insurance* ooan no diffuronce in tho total vt - : tuy other scheme of clsssif icr.t p all th nt :• -.-' the 1 6cl o or ■ _ )d. .ich clloreance ell goods ui ■ la 3 of o for >s may : Ion of a part of household suppJ • of cc ■ . .ecu b: .... : ho Loss Dlfflcul - report ion or f those pjoi; lly , tho j .son JCti.l . -. i of Living. la us . -. • ry ^ujs i. . . . food, olotning, sholt 3d r proportions t hi t Lon • porct • . Lae of Good ho yo- is tho cort of oloth ^-io of ..on •soncl good of th LI food ? . . is • . -s lily 11-. U g. cost of: throu. . . 11 fcoas psail . . a - n of thi6 l Light. Oi i ho ot h^r hi. . o-ca li • Oft.'. • L Industrie] . . • . -t tho ■ .lias r ;-. iv - •.., aur . i . • . f L •. . . , - 9 - tho B to cl< . • • ■ rnl- ... oh support Lad rooroction. Lly Livi: .{ • r v i_ .g tho b the i • is s he\rn In r u31 fcocs by tho 35 fcmilios s . . r food. Lass then 6 , for clothing, tho ma in1 ■• . Lly] vfis .-i' bs to 5.6 parse ns for Veluos ■: • r K:~.lly Living Purpos . L _: Tho oYortg ■ - of ell goods and living purposo8 ero shewn in Lisl .. tho ordor in vaiicfa tn^y appe&r in HJcbloa of ell 5 used, the porconttgo rf tho by 1 purchased, t tribu- ■ I . vclu ps of ( ... f.m. -. ith similar r ^,3a6 fj 2ho v.. lu 3 of l11 fjoas us. Llios, vl,329 p -ly, is boloi »or- , cr £1,5*8 por it . Is fan v. Lth tho . rth, or . . . $684 worth or t.L':iCSt p con; oi . . . . x by t . ' n j .ly to lc- :ts cr >B of fooa roportod. . ■ of foe . - 2h or prices * . .. . . .,...-. . . 1 1 1 : : : : All othor . • od ; : : : ! : • • Si • ' i : 2 : 114 : : : 1 7 . : : : • : : : : 106 1 : - 1 , 20 : -) . 62 . • . 1 : : ■ 66 : . • • 1 i 11 53 . 1 : i : 14 : 12 : : : : : : - 148 : 161 : : • ■ : : 1 113 : : : . : 67 : : : : . : 9 : : 88 . : 218 : : : : 1 X : : a : : : 1: . : : : : : . : . >7 I : : : : : : 8 : : : : . : . ; 1 1 : . : ! : • : : ; : • : . ,. 1 17.3 : ft. 2 : : 26. - 11 - Table 4. )f a] 1 ■ ad in, purchased, : . . .'- All : po : ch:. per Otl - .r- J fa- hod lAirchssed . Clf 9 8 -•er : • K • : v : 5; 1 1 .17 I . 114 f 11 • : . ■ : 3 : . 1 177 : 170 . 3' 29 : 806 : 158 . 1 : 3 747 1115 : . ; 54 : 11! , 1. : 21 • : ■ 406 : ■ 182 : *15 47 : : 164 : 7 1 ! : 63! : : 1. : : . . 130 . 78 . . . . 21 • 8' 1162 : 509 1C : 11C : : 1261 210 : • . . I 11 ")0 ■ 369 . .81 j 1130 : 311 . : 384 7 382 ! : i 00 . . . 69 7 19 2 . . 501 . . : . s 1. 5 . 7 60 : 1*8 : 24 s 77b . • . 11: : : 306 500 11. : 34 : 170 : 14 >6 307 ! 522 : 329 . 7 : 1! : 6 ! 515 ! : 149 2278 277 69 6 . . K 585 . 13 1 97 : 139 253 548 : 801 '. '. £c/± : 117 ► 18 ! « 59 72 : 331 207 538 . : 2S : 373 1: .9 : 308 367 : 675 20. : ?• - . 1 ■ ' 3 : 1 : )6 : 362 . 6-,. 1. 77 . . If : 3 . 19! 1! . " . . . : 3 : 1-xl : . : : . * : . : 100.0 -.0 . E • 59. i : 1 5 . -x : 1". •" : 17.. : - ::. - . evera, ole 5 . thee .Only . . - , olothing, rent . - . Lth s of i >g- •^d in •. .... 11 goous, Le nt » ' 1- of . ^rth t of ' • ' • • . ',-■•' . .... • for 26 s of < -, is < . rocor ho . ■ . . . □ f t hi . riuod .' . ... . : ' - for OlOt to v- - ' jnt . of ill roods usud. CI bly lov.or tn; r. Crmil :no . :h3 lov.or C08t for ol . r :no s. Cloth. for thine tho ,886 :' )s t o almost £11 "ho . '. .. Lii ly, C o£ , - 1. - iq of poc • ution ■ . ' . • by th on . . Pino Cou . ■ . ; . . • r . •' , s. . iro.^ . Tot. 1 . . ortion 1 ■ . . ri ii .50 ) 30 I u, 1 356.70 141.10 '.40 .70 141 i 230.00 68.. .70 . . . . ! .10 102. .0 __ .60 IOC. - . be. luo of L -__ rsons. _ur_ii{.' or. s 19 -r; vl,59i* por family. .. .70 • .: : 1 C . .40.70 .3.10 : 656.80 -i i . - 234.90 i 23*. 90 14 . 7 of hous 1SU.60 - 199.60 12.5 . : .00 » • • . . . : .3 . 127. v : 127. i ' • AS - •x0.20 : -±0.20 : . ' - . 60 : 61.60 i . : 104.60 ! 10-*. 00 : '. - . 10 : •,1.00 : . " I .90 : r0.60 2.6 I - .70 ! . '0 ! . ■ 1 . . - Is 17.. . is •sons i.ro mi . 00 .on of >v locality ::icre recently) robi.bly moro sub- ' tilt t la severity of \ : . • . • 5.1 por c .is is loss chxn the vcluo of til , ions i ie ■ ell other , og to B7 J . io of . ::,886 .■■".. r cent oi . - u r tho mbi] ■ "fell ot her pu r " of n bio, ovine to ui . • ith is ebout ■ :-oups in for I ,886 ... t of tho vtluo or oil ■ • • - . io L t h 23 Lioe roforrod to o- . on * 15 - r .sons I • 2,8 • shou ol), » as .1 ■ njc: CcmotrlJ i on is 1 l ■.. : . - • LLur ' J ' rt tor. t] i i \- J • Luo of oil sos re . • • imily livi rtions that ol( " n otner r co shi . " >ases seems to vary rd to an Increase ry . study snd onclysis of the 25 sets of farm mt Led s ■■■ ■ ileto, exc jpt f rcupt ■ - s : phono, fuel for 1: ly use, ohcrgod arbitrarily tc . • icat ion o f -scsr , could who ar ^so the tccc . ..-. . UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 08921 5593 - rts of t lens of thj cc nt cos* ■ or- 1 C( .-y li'. .Or • in Ls and fit c 11 11 . )T CO: OOliS Of f rt&nt :' ' lnoroa , In cri of : : rl : IS . - • r f 7 • • ^ - ) - - - - - I - r< 6 1105 1603 v " I . ! . 11.3 11.2 . . .. r . .. L n - 1 58 • 3.0 : : : 1 . ; 11. : 1 . . : : 3.4 : 1 \ 11.. : 11. • . • : • 1C: : : .6 : : • . . • • .8 - .7 | . • • 16; 3.0 ■ 15.1 . : • • . . . . * 15., : .5 ; . • .. : .0 : . • • 15. : .6 : . . : Ll6 • • . . : 26. • .5 .3 : • : • . : : • • .0 : .1 : .3 • ■ : '.' : .7 : : ..• : . • • • 14.7 : : .«:.