

Source: Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. Table 26 shows daily and monthly wages with board. Individual states with a long time series:.Wages in 1860-1869 for NY, NJ, IL, IA and AL in BLS Bulletin no.States covered: VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, TN. Shows monetary pay for outdoor labor on farms, and details the rations and clothing that were distributed along with monetary pay in 1860.


" Extras received by laborers" discusses non-monetary benefits paid to farm laborers, pp.Average wages per day without board in Table 17.18 - Wages with or without board, at harvest and other times of year.1860 - Average monthly earnings with board.
