Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

A. the s,,uc time the average rate with
ont hoard WAS 500. and in states employ
;nn white labor. S2S per month, without
to,rd ar 1T the rate of 1886 per annum.
RIO ur.res of Enolish farm laborers ut the
-,n,e ,l.,fa INCLUDING all extras and allow
,nces was Sls2 per annum
In SEQ another investigation showed a
e,,.n.r,I dprline in the value of farm pro-
Iun.e and the reduction of the price of
.,.',,r1, -, - T. without hoard and Sl5 50
vii, hoard the difference representing
I'o.,,.I h.;m,r "a ., .,r,;nst $40 co in 1866 |
H. Th' folio3v;ng ,hl,. viii show the aver |
,oa r,tns Cor those ncriods for the five
-, ,,,'oc,r1,,t;cal Jivisions
60 Nav Dec. Dec.
l,'3 is'3, lSs 10
Eastern ,iale-' go s5si5 70 o.
western state, 1928 27Ol 2oel
southern otatcs, lo2a Msl t3 21
oaii'''N'''
The following table, giving the prices
per month with board III the 1lve great
rrain producing states will best illustrate
the reduction in wages.
,..,.,,r.ni, sis s' 10 sis O; els 81
ONO, 1888 1914 l>.%
Indiana, , ~ l-,@ Is >
! !an''-' Hu rs ISL
l., r,;ou. ia nota that tle difference
- a.n IN 1sff hotwoon the several
- ,., ,l;,.i.;ons Of the conntrv was only
WV. cents =, most remarkable uniformi
-, I, i accounted for bv the GREAT de
,,a,i .,f,nr the exhaustion of tn: war. for
e'"I .,,,,,,I;.S in al the country. bv the
,anL ~ tl,,. western states of Increasing
the. number of farm animals depleted by
The war and by the stimulant to agricul-
t,,..,I ministry ofthe mechanical industries
If PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio.
The table of wages for several states in
1875. shows great differences, the highest
rrce per month with board bein" paid in
The territory of Wyoming, S47 80, and
without board So so; and the lowest in
Su1th Carolina. beino without board SI2.-
st. and with board Ss19 The average
prirc for the whole country is Sl2 10 with
| board beinr a decline of ~ per cent in
~ix wears from 1869.
The highest prices are paid in the east
cru states. where manufucturi q industry
comes in connection with farm labor, in
tho Pacific states and in the sparsely set
tlal western territories. where the products
~ a,,,icnltnro I.annot sunnort the MINING
no,nlatiou.
The AVERAGE price of labor with board
in 1s-:1. is in the southern ata,es. SlO17;
in fin. western. 213 &c: in the middle Sic
II. in tho e,st,rn S1S ~. on the P,citic
'.t 13s -. in the territories S31 0S
,rha low r.,t., fn, I'll tho ,or;tor;as !.
i nr ". tI'o sn,l, x,ons n.,ij in Nv
Nrxiro S14 y, nrr month.
,rt' ,,.;aa, IN Co.. ,1.,1 ,,,,a,. 1;a,, :.
thl o,it..,n st.,t.. ~, tI,a pa,.;f
r
:, G",,+I'a,, st.,to, Tbn h;'rbast ,,t,. ;s
Wv w.t.. 80 70. ,h, li,5.,nS+ W.
W..,;.a On t.,',ts ana E1or;1, - n,nt,
,rho ,,.,,,n. in N,ino NO II ia. in pho1.
1,1,n1 ~ "a IN Nav, II.,,,.b;,o IT,
~ '; Vnrna l, e. 81. IN M,ns,chnso,ts =,
a.. j., Can','.t;,.,, ~ ~. in %nu, yal.
: 49," IN %ov J,rsar - or. IN Hnr,I
Cara,;;r., 81 ~ IN cnn,,r;, 90 .nnts. u,
/ kIn,;In - conts in Z.jr'sL, sloS. i,
=, ~. ~ C,i;fIrn;a 80 M Y1 -
, w. - 1o d, '''''i '''' '''''' III
-'J Thn ,.,,t of hn,r,,;n, 1,hor would J.,
: ,ha ,Eff,ronco hnty.,n thn v,noe w;,bon,
: ana tho w,ros with ho,rJ The h;rhost
: rr;cn ie in tho torritories r,nrinr from
~ 5o ,,,.,. ,,antb in Ee,v N.xino TO ~ q,
/ IN Cnlprado
I In Oregon II i 80 40 and C,lfnrn;.
= In hlf hn ~ lnI no
4 t..n ,,,.;c,ltn,..I st.,t.s # ,.,ng.s f,on
% in Tnnnrssce 70 80 sO in Ainncsot.,
In the southern states. the lowest is 81 o.
: in Sontb Carolina and the HIGHEST 3 ),
T. in Arkansas. In the middle states. tn,
. lowest i -. 60 in MARYLAND. and the high
: est in Sl3.93 in New Jersey. In the east
y rrn STATES the lowest is -. 16 in Maine
: and fine HIGHEST Sl1 60 in Massachusetts,
II ar craJlrI and then it was generally ken
: until vintcrand tbreshed. furni,hino man,
e months work to MANY hind, 9Th In
Il n,iI nut now ne,rlv al Grain i rcana,
I hv machinery. and most Of if tbrc.hrI i,
{ the field The h,rvestino is done in -, few
8 I,vs and thr Grain is ,nt into fine mark.
d" n,;,,h cnnnor th,n IN oIJnn ,;no ,Th
I nn.t afL,ry.st;nn AMI thrnshinr !. oraatl
q ,.Jnc.J Ordinary m,rhinas nronou.
e i,v hur..nova, viii thrash lon hnshnI. n
: wheat and 300 busbels of oats ner J,v ,
..n.+ f,,. wheat of : ia - non+t . hu:JoI
t. anil r,f I, 70 anntS f,r n,t.
ii T., - ~ ,'';',u, st.to. e,,,'.,,, .,,;
L .,,,,,,r.',.l;n,r bnrso nn,vnr .nJ ,:,ll
l. .,InI7 CONT, b,.Lol ca. ,,haat
: .I,.I, .,I ,
7 49, ,,i;l.,l@',,,I ,.a'.nr,, nt,,.ao ,I,''
c ,,,,I';,,'r,, ,,.u .,r,, I,,, f.a,' sno ~ on
e I,nsLni. Of ,yho,t MOI, I.,r ,.,.o1,, 81. -,
p market and ,t an entir. cost of 10 70 4
y ,.nn,. hu,b.l
= Ria cost Of b,rva.tiro anil ...,o,.;,
c ,,,n,t ;rcIuI;nr tho l,h7r &c NOV, a,,