The fact is stated In the report that
more limn 33 per cent of the debtor fam
ilies on farms incurred 37 per cent of tiie
farm debt for the purpose of buying real
estate and making real estate improve
ments, tin’d 67-71 per cent of the home
debtor families incurred 57.90 per cent
of their debt for I lie same objects, while
in the seven cities 79.10 per cent of lhe
home debtors incurred 56-58 pm - emit of
their debt for lhe purposes mentioned.
The article quoted goes on to say:
Tiie objects of real < stale purchase and im
prow im nts. business and lhe pur chase ol per
sonal property, when not complicated with
other objects,’ led 39.71 per cent of the farm
debtor families of the state to in nr 44.87 per
Jiome delit. and 91.16 per cent of the home
del tor families to incur 86.46 per cent of the
home debt, ril 91.16 per vent of the home
debtor families in tiie seven cities to incur
92.:::: per eent of the home debt. Farm and
T-mil.v expenses, standing alone are represent
ed b.v 4 1 per eent of the form debtor families
of the stale and 2.8.35 per cent of the farm delft,
fl’iniiy expenses tty 12.12 per cent of the home
debtor families and 4.98 per cent of the home
dfbt, find family expenses in the seven cities
by 2.47 per eent of the home debtor families
and 0.73 of 1 pci- cent of tile liomc debt.
