TABLE 6.-Wages of ordinary farm labor per day, with board, by years and by States and Territories. [In currency for 1866, 1869, and 1875.] States and Territories. 1899. 1898. 1895. 1894. 1893. 1892. 1890. 1888. 1885. 1882. 1879. 1875. 1869. 1866. $1.03 $0.98 $0.93 $0.95 $1.00 $0.96 $0.98 $0.92 $0.88 $0.91 $0.72 $1.05 $1.05 $1.13 1.05 1.09 97 1.02 .96 1.00 .97 1.05 .94 .92 .97 .74 1.12 1.41 1.26 .64 1.11 1.28 1.32 .90 .98 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.08 .75 1.12 1.37 1.38 .93 .74 98 92 92 .81 69 .71 .60 .64 61 61 47 49 .43 .46 .... 8888 18888 .80 .45 .52 .56 .60 .56 62 .65 67 Texas Arkansas.. Tennessee .49 67 72 72 73 .60 65 West Virginia. .47 53 .51 53 Kentucky. .63 68 .55 .59 .62 .67 .83 1.00 1.05 1.13 .82 1.10 1.17 1.30 .69 .95 1.01 1.06 .73 1.01 1.13 1.21 .79 1.00 1.15 1.28 .94 1.07 1.18 1.35 .80 1.01 1.13 1.19 73 1.02 1.07 .90 1.12 1.19 .59 .98 .91 1.06 1.01 .74 .85 .83 .78 .72 .78 .93 .96 .94 1.00 .90 1.00 1.26 1.45 1.26 1.11 .81 1.11 1.06 1. 18 1.04 1.03 1.04 1.10 1.08 1.11 .92 1.08 1.50 .94 1.13 1.20 1.41 1.32 1.12 1.19 1.29 1.35 1.45 1.25 1.33 1.19 1.08 1.14 1.18 1.25 1.12 1.10 TABLE 7.-Wages of farm labor per month, by year or season, without board and with board, by years and by geographical divisions.1 WITHOUT BOARD. [Wages in dollars and cents. In currency for 1866, 1869, and 1875.] Geographical divisions. 1899. 1898. 1895. 1894. 1893. 1892. 1890. 1888. 1885. 1882. 1879. 1875. 1869. 1866. Eastern States Mountain States Pacific States. 28.76 27.87 29.00 27.02 29.07 26. 46 26.64 26.03 25. 3026, 55 21.3629.00 32.03 33.31 23.91 23. 15 23.80 23.64 24.82 23.83 23.62 23. 11 23. 1923. 21 20. 24 26.99 29.19 29.83 13. 80 13. 49 12. 71 13.04 14.07 14.86 14.77 14.54 14. 27 14. 67 12.65 15. 28 16.49 16.63 23.75 22.44 21.8221.50 23. 12 22.61 22.01 22.23 22.27 23. 26 19.81 23. 34 26.39 27.84 35. 15 33.95 30. 04 29.95 33.97 32. 16 31.94 33.37 30.24 36.50 27.24 35.69 33.64 31.68 34. 15 36. 95 36. 15 34.87 36.73 37.78 37.22 40. 11 49.98 61. 69 62. 84 The United States.. 20. 23 19.38 17. 69 17. 7419. 1018. 60 18. 33 18. 24 17. 97 18. 94 16. 42 19. 87 25.92 26.87 WITH BOARD. Eastern States. 18. 21 17.63 17. 73 17. 15 18. 45 17.50 17. 71 17.21 16. 70 16. 92 13.03 18. 59 20. 44 20. 83 15.93 15. 33 15. 73 15. 60 16. 51 15. 78 15. 61 15. 41 15. 24 14. 71 12.37 16. 98 18.37 19.01 9.70 9.45 8.68 9.04 9.92 10.02 10. 10 9.90 9.90 9.92 8.46 9.94 10.55 10. 75 16. 70 15. 75 15. 21 14. 96 16. 29 15. 36 15.00 15. 09 15. 2015. 60 12.75 15. 44 17.04 27.84 25.10 23.94 19.87 19, 9423.37 21.28 20. 64 21. 99 19, 74 27.08 17.61 24.97 23.30 20.54 22.60 25.6324.25 22.50 25.08 24.37 23.73 25.88 32.3238. 1641.54 The United States.. 14.07 13. 43 12. 02 12. 16 13. 29 12. 54 12. 45 12. 36 12. 34 12. 41 10. 43 12. 72 16. 55 17. 45 'The geographical divisions adopted by the Department of Agriculture are composed as follows: Eastern States-Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut; Middle States-New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Southern StatesMaryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Arkansas, Tennessee; Western States-West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota; Mountain States-Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho; Pacific States-Washington, Oregon, Cali. fornia. TABLE 12.-Difference between farm wages without board and farm wages with board, per month, for year or season, by years and by geographical divisions. [Wages in dollars and cents. In currency for 1866, 1869, and 1875.] Geographical divisions. Eastern States.. Southern States Mountain States.. Pacific States.. 1899. 1898. 1895. 1894. 1893. 1892. 1890. 1888. 1885. 1882. 1879. 1875. 1869. 1866. 10.55 10.24 11.27 9.87 10.62 8.96 8.93 8.82 8.60 9.63 8.33 10.41 11. 59 12.48 10.72 10.34 11. 14 11.55 11.32 11.90 12.37 11.65 13. 41 13. 49 14.23 17.66 23. 53 21.30 The United States.. 6. 16 5.95 5.67 5.58 5.81 6.06 5.88 5.88 5.63 6.53 5.99 7.15 9.37 9.42 |