Appendix E FARM OPERATOR FAMILY LEVEL-OF-LIVING INDEXES The sources of these indexes are Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm-Operator Family Level-of-Living Indexes for Counties of the United States, 1945, 1950, and 1954 (offset), WeshJanuary 1957, ington, D. C., and Farm-Operator Family Level-of-Living Indexes for Counties of the United States, 1930, 1940, 1945, and 1950 (mimeographed), Washington, D. C., May 1952. These indexes1 only measure relative changes es between different geographic areas and different periods of time. They do not cover all the goods, services, and other satisfactions that make up the level of living of families. However, many studies have shown that the various items are closely associated. Parm houses with electricity are more other household facilities those likely to have and conveniences than without electricity; and farm families with automobiles ere more likely to be able to take advantage of various services loceted away from the 1 These indexes appear here rather than as part of "Table 2, Counties," because the 1954 figures were not available at the time table 2 was being compiled. ferm, such as health facilities, without automobiles. libraries, and recreation, than those These indexes that were available are based on 4 statistical items from Census of Agriculture data for each county in the United States for 4 years in the 15-year period covered, as follows: (1) Percentage of farms with electricity; (2) percentage of farms with telephones; (3) percentage of farms with automobiles; and (4) average value of products sold or traded in the year preceding the census per farm reporting (adjusted for changes in purchasing power of the farmer's dollar). Certain of the data on which the indexes are based were obtained on a sample basis only. Therefore, indexes would not be very reliable for individual counties with a small number of farms. As a result, counties with fewer than 800 ferms were generally combined with an adjacent county and an index computed for the combination. For the sample procedure which wes followed and the list of county combinations, see the source publication. Table E-1.-FARM OPERATOR FAMILY LEVEL-OF-LIVING INDEXES, BY COUNTIES: 1940 TO 1954 1 Indexes are not shown for total and 7 counties in Arizona because Indians on reservations were not treated the same in each census. 2 Greenlee and Santa Cruz combined with Cochise. Amador and Calaveras combined with Alpine. Humboldt combined with Del Norte. Table E-1.-FARM OPERATOR FAMILY LEVEL-OF-LIVING INDEXES, BY COUNTIES: 1940 TO 1954 Modoc with Lassen. Mineral.. Humboldt with Del Norte. 2 Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne, with Invo. Shasta, Yuba with Sutter. Rio Grande and Saguache, with Alamosa. Mineral, Ouray, Park, and Tellen, with Chaffee. 12 Kiowa and Lincoln, with and Huerfano, with Custer. 15 Montezuma and San Miguel, with Dolores. Trinity with 9 Conejos and Costilla, with Archuleta. Gunnison, Hinsdale, Cheyenne. 13 Eagle, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, and Summit, with Clear Creek. 14 Fremont 16 Elbert with Douglas. Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt, with Jackson. 18 Sedgwick with Logan. 27 Hernando and Pasco, 19 Yusa with Phillips. 20 Union with Baker. 21 Walton with Bay. 22 Clay with Bradford. 23 Indian River and St. Lucie, with Brevard. 74 Martin and Palm Beach, with Broward. 23 Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, and Wakulla, with Calhoun. 26 Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Monroe, Okeechobee, and Sarasota, with Charlotte. 40 Lafayette with Gilchrist. 32 Madison with Hamilton. 33 Pinellas 43 44 Oconee with 5 Plumas and Sierra, with Nevada. Crowley and Otero, with Bent. 6 Table E-1.-FARM OPERATOR FAMILY LEVEL-OF-LIVING INDEXES, BY COUNTIES: 1940 TO 1954 2 Lanier with Atkinson. 1 Washington with Glascock. 7 Pike with Lamar. 14 Muscogee with Chattahoochee. Schley. 21 Upson with Talbot, 27 Caribou with Bear Lake. 15 4 Peach with Houston. Taylor with Brion Long, McIntosh, and Wayne, with Glynn. 3 Taliaferro with Greene. Kootenai with Benewah. 29 Boise, Cama, and Elmore, vith Blaine. 30 Boundary, Clearwater, and Shoshone, with Bonner. Nez Perce with Levis. Teton with Madison. 20 Monroe . th Brown. Lemhi, with Butte. 37 Lincoln with Gooding. 38 Pope with Hardin. Edwards. 35 Power with Oneida. 36 Pulaski with Alexander. 1 Clark, Ouates, and 37 sh with Table E-1.-FARM OPERATOR FAMILY LEVEL-OF-LIVING INDEXES, BY COUNTIES: 1940 TO 1954 1 Gallatin combined with Carroll. 2 Powell combined with Menifee. 3 Robertson combined with Nicholas. Trimble combined shown for parishes, which correspond to counties in other States. St. James and St. John the Baptist combined with Assumption. West Baton Rouge combined with Iberville. St. Bernard combined with Jefferson. 10 St. Charles combined with Plaquemines. St. Mary. Sagadahoc combined with Kennebec. 13 Queen Annes combined with Kent. 14 Dukes combined with Barnstable. combined with Alger. 17 Marquette combined with Baraga. Clare. 12 16 Ioano combined with Arenac. 7 18 Leelanau combined with Bensie. 21 Gogebic and Iran ocmbined with Dickinson. with Oldham. 15 Lace, Mackinae, and Sensolerers |