' AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UHIV.lilRSITY OF MINNESOTA - - U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE ST. PAUL 1 MINNESOTA W. H. Dankers, Extension Economist - Marketing F. L. Olson, Extension Marketing Assistant
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RURAL LIVING I ll
M I li li lil S 0 T A County Data - 1954 Source of U. S. Census of Agriculture Index l.
Proportion of Full-time Farms in Each Cash Farm Income Group Higher Income Groups
2.
Proportion of Full-time Farms in Each Cash Farm Income Group Lower Income Group
).
Proportion of Farm Operators Doing 11 0ff the Farm 11 Work
4.
Proportion of Farm Operators Doing or More
5.
Proportion of Farms on Which the "Off the Farm" Income of the Operator or other Members of the Family Exceeded the Cash Farm Income
6.
Farms Having Electricity
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Farms Having a Home Freezer
8.
rarms Having Piped Running Water
9.
Farms Having a Telephone
10.
Jarms Having a Television Set
11
0ff the Farm 11 Work for 100 days
Figure 1 Note:
1.
There was a cash farm income of $5 0 000 or more on over half of the full-time farms in Minnesota in 1954.
2o
There was a cash farm income of $5,000 or more on a much larger proportion of the farms in Southern and Western Minnesota than in esota in 1954.
Northeaster~
Minn-
Proportion of Full-time Farms• in
.~ch
Cash Farm Income Group - 1954
Top Figure- Percent with an Income of ~5000 or more Bottom Figure -Percent with an Income of from $2,500 to $4,999 48 27
Minnesota $5,000 or more = 51.3 percent $2,500 to $4,999 ~ 24.5 percent
24
J4 ______ }!ITTSON
ROSEAU
42
10 26
35 MARSHALL
27/35 KOOCHICHIN(;
41 31
7 24 CLEARHATER
HA_IINOHEN
16 38
~10
10 26
25
38
CASS26
HUBBARD
13 32
CLAY
27 37
37
AITKIN
14 40
40
TODD
DOUGLAS
17 CARLTON
22 41
33
Higher Income Group
6 26
12 32
WADENA
OTTER TAIL
Figure 1
ITASCA
BECKER
GRANT
0
BELTRAHI
36
34 NORMAN
10
9 16
29
POLK
46
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12 43
Note:
Figure 2 for Lower Income Group
18 39 KANABEC
40 42
HILLE BENTON LACS
23 40
POPE
56 28
LINCOLN
LYON
64 24
67 24
80 14
HURRAY
COTTONWOOD
PIPESTONE
72 19
76 16
ROCK
NOBLeS
•
u ...~~r--Bamsey 32 18
GOODHUE
60
27
76 14 JACKSON
BLUe EARTH
82 13 HARTIN
82 13 FARISAIJtr
WASECA
STEELe
69 22 FReEBORN
DOOGE
OLMSTED
56 28 MOWeR
58 27
WINONA
53 28
FILLMORe
Includes only the regular family farms. Does not include public or private institutional farms, farms used primarily for residential purposes, and part-time farms. ~~r---------
Notes of explanation on opposite page.
Fignre 2 Note:
There was a cash farm income of under $2.500 on more than half of the full time farms in 12 counties of Northeastern Minnesota in 1954.
Proportion of Full-time Farms in EP.:ch Cash Farm Income Group - 19.54 Percent with an Income of Under ~2.500
