I 11 l F.TIN 482, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



any time since. Before this time large droves of hogs were taken 

 across the mountains into those sections of Georgia and the Carolinas 

 which were devoted to raising cotton. This fact no doubt largely ac- 

 counts for the comparatively large number of swine at that time. 

 The development of railways and the opening up of the rich corn 

 States farther west and north has also had an influence in changing 

 the status of this enterprise. About the same amount of corn is 

 raised as formerly, but most of it is fed to beef cattle and compara- 

 tively little to hogs. 



Table I. 



-Live-stock enterprises in the bluegrass region of Kentucky, lS'iO-1910 

 {Madison, Mason, and Scott Counties). 



Year. 



Horses. 



ls|0. 

 1V.D. 

 1S00. 

 TS70. 

 lvO. 

 1890. 

 1900. 

 1910. 



2 23, 704 

 17, 292 

 22, 160 

 14,817 

 16, 528 

 20,074 

 IS, 721 

 19, 193 



Sheep. 



59, 926 

 58,327 

 37,916 

 25, 179 

 3 45, 753 

 67, 439 

 87, 778 

 as, 177 



116,244 

 115,122 

 103,553 

 65,095 

 75, 9S0 

 75, 662 

 62, 476 

 63,969 



Total 

 cattle. 



33,419 

 38,836 



40, 3s.-, 

 35, 761 

 40,207 

 45,S10 

 59,989 

 47,591 



Milch 

 cows. 



11,568 

 12, 585 

 10,504 

 11,495 

 12, 266 

 ' 12.215 

 * 13,054 



Other 

 cattle. 



27,268 



27, 800 

 25, 257 

 28,712 

 33,544 

 47,774 

 34,537 



Working 

 oxen. 1 



3,288 

 4,156 

 2,024 

 1,598 

 1,374 



i Included under "Other cattle/ 

 - Includes mules. 



3 Exclusive of lambs. 

 J Dairy cows. 



Table II. — Field crop enterprises in the bluegrass region of Kentucky, 18JfO- 

 1910 (Madison, Mason, and Scott Counties). 



Tobacco. 



1.840 

 1S50 

 I860 



ls70 

 lssn 



Wtu 

 1900 

 1910 



Corn. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Hay. 



Hemp. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Tons. 



Pounds. 



2.230,vn0 



367, 668 



178,092 



8,000 



347,941 



9,670 



2, 350 



3,492,435 



135,125 



35, 759 



71,827 



383,004 



9,121 



3,471 



3,536,996 



541,304 



99,094 



77,291 



388,390 



9,639 



528 



2,453,681 



17!. 169 



130, 495 



43,364 



209,394 



9,794 



1, 549 



3,123,212 



837, 172 



71,454 



81,663 



98,014 



7,9S0 



348 



3,593,338 



708.710 



43,648 



15, 745 



225, 102 



28, 762 



853 



2, 7.-. 1 . 770 



702,240 



17,100 



728 



66, 730 



133,315 



283,01)0 



3, 475, 775 



332, 1S1 



21,941 



2,710 



63,05S 



41, 821 



342, 450 



Pounds. 

 1,248,032 

 2,553,333 



1,801,593 

 1,042,656 

 6,452,093 



7,185,519 

 16,794,630 

 23,6Ss,291 



1 Hay and forage. 



Rye has declined in importance sharply since about 1870. This 

 crop is no longer profitable, except for early spring pasture and to 

 turn under. 



Barley also has declined in importance since about 1880, many 

 farmers having forgotten that it was ever raised here. 



Only about one-sixth as much oats is now raised as during the 

 period before 18G0. This crop also is unprofitable because it is pro- 

 duced in the States north and west at a very much lower cost per 

 bushel than here. Most of the oats is now either cut and fed to 

 horses in the bundle or is made into hay. 



Tobacco has steadily increased in importance since about 1870 and 

 is to-day one of the major enterprises. This is a crop that utilizes 

 family labor to great advantage, and, as has been pointed out, is 

 peculiarly adapted to the climate and soil. 



