Characters on this episode make numerous references to Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964), another popular show also running on CBS at the time. Both series would be victims of the so-called "rural purge" made by CBS in 1971.
The title is based on the common proverb, "Charity begins at home."
Adjusted for inflation, Oliver's projected profit of $7,730 from wheat would equal approximately $74,444 in the year 2023.