Books at the homes

I was re-reading a section of MY CRAPPY NOVEL dealing with entertainment. My character had brought a copy of the McGuffey Reader and math grades 1-5 combo(I made that up because they are sold separately, STILL). I was wondering the following:

1. How many books did the average homesteader have on the premises? City dweller? Country dweller? 

2. Remember Johnny Appleseed? I believe he had a tale about splitting a book in half so he and his neighbors could each read a section and then tell each other their parts when they got together once in a blue moon during the winter season. Now I could be wrong. It could have been another famous homesteader. What was the name if the book? 

3. Were books STILL looked upon as an upper class, caste, or luxury item? 

4. Did the music students pay or borrow their music book from the teacher in the story where she was being courted by Almanzo?