Lyle, I think you'll find some of what you're looking for, or at least pointers to the next source, here: http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/CT1970p1-06.pdf> Karen Stuart On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Lyle E. Browning <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > >> I'm working on a set of sites dating from the Reconstruction Era to the > >> early electricity period (1865-1940) in tobacco country. The literature > on > >> the subject refers to average incomes per year in various places but > never > >> mentions the costs of basics, staples and/or farm machinery. Could > someone > >> point me in the direction of compiled information that has staple prices > and > >> income figures (cost of a loaf of bread, pound of butter, average yearly > >> income, etc.) for that time period? Also, has anyone compiled farm > equipment > >> prices for that time period on a yearly or decade basis? > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> > >> Lyle Browning, RPA > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html