Page 319 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

AGRICULTURE 275
AVERAGE WAGES OF FARM HANDS

There was a slight increase in the monthly wages of the farm hands,
in 1926, as compn.red to the previous year. In the Province of Quebec
the monthly wage::, of the workmen during the summer months reached
$57 including board ; that of the women arnounted to $32. The wages
paid in 1925, were $56 for the men and $32 for the women. In 1926, the
board was estimated at $19 per month for men servants and $13 for
women.

29-Average Wages and Salaries of Farm hands in lne Frovince ofQuebec.
Meo W amen
MEN (POT month) WOOIDN (per m~nth) (per (per
in sommer in aummor yeer) y car)
YEARS
Wage5 Wagp.s Wa.ges W ages
Wage. Board aod Wage. Board ami aod a od
boud
board
boaTd
- --- --- --- --- --- --- bo ard
S S S 1 S S S 1
1026 ............ . . . . . . . . . 38 10 57 19 13 32 54.7 320
192';. ................... 37 10 56 19 13 22 5;{ü 331
1924...................... 37 19 5G )8 13 31 521 317
1923 ....... ............ .. 40 )9 59 19 13 32 659 334
1922.... ........ ......... 33 18 53 17 12 29 510 306
1921. .................... 39 19 58 18 14 32 659 335
1~20. .................... 62 24 86 24 lB 40 767 407
1919. ............... .... 53 23 76 22 1!J 37 695 372
1918. ..................... 45 20 65 20 13 33 575 317
1917. .................... 42 17 59 17 12 29 523 287
1916. .................... 25 16 41 9 Il 20 371 1ge
1915. 20 13 33 6 10 lB 301 159
1~ 14. ::::::::::::::::::: :1 21 13 34 1 7 9 16 296 162
The average wage of farrn hands is rnarkedly higher in the western
than in the eastern provinces and the board is also higher. The yearly
wages of men in British Columbia, during the year 1926, amounted. to
$767 including board, wbile in Prince Edward Island they amounted
to $484 only. Board however is twice as high in British Columbia as
in Prince Edward Island and the land under cultivàtion has not the
same average value per acre in the two provinces.

aO-Average Wages and Salaries of Farm hands ln Canada, according to AgricuUurul
Correspondents. in 1926.
M"N (peT mODth) 1 WOM"'" (peT mODth) Meo Womeo
(l,el
(per
yea.,)
year)
iD Aummer
. pnOV1KCES ------:-T in Rummel;' --- ---
Wageo
Wa[(BS
And
Aud
wageol Board 1 Wa.gelS wage·1 n,aTd 1 eod Wnges aod
Ron.r'l board ooard hoard
__-"-"0_'
S S $ ~ :1; S li l>
Prioce EdWBrd l.laod .•.... 31 16 47 17 13 30 484 325
Nova. Soot.ia...•........... 35 19 54 18 14 32 538 369
New Brun.wick ............ 39 18 67 17 14 31 529 319
Quebec ...... ............. 38 19 57 10 13 32 547 326
Ontario ................ 37 21 58 22 17 39 583 410
Mnoitoba ................. 38 22 60 22 18 4.0 614 438
Sa.katch''''BD ............. 43 24. 67 24 21 45 678 49~
Alberta .................. 45 24 69 25 22 47 701 520
British Columbia .......... 4.9 27 76 27 23 50 767 632
CANADA .•.......... 41 23 64 23 19 42 639 45.3