TEN DAIRY FARMS IN" BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY. 3 



product. Near the smaller towns the milk is mostly bottled and is 

 marketed at the door of the customer. In the vicinity of larger cities 

 it is mostly shipped in and retailed through local distributors. When 

 this was done the farmer received 15 to 20 cents per gallon for milk 

 and paid 1£ to 2 cents per gallon to ship it 30 to 50 miles. 



The labor incomes 1 on most of the farms were large, as compared 

 with those of successful farms of other types in this region. The 

 average labor income on 187 farms was $750, while the average of 

 these ten dairy farms was $1,773. 



Table I shows plainly that of the ten farms studied those which 

 sold market milk and which had high net receipts per cow made the 

 most money. 



OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME. 



While dairy products furnished the main source of income on these 

 farms, the farmers found it profitable to diversify to some extent. 

 Other common sources of income were tobacco and wheat. In some 

 cases a few steers were kept. There was some income from the sale 

 of dairy cows, young stock, and calves. In some cases also there was 

 a substantial income from swine and poultry. The percentage 

 receipts from dairy products and tobacco on these farms were as 

 follows : 



Table II, — Percentage receipts from dairy products and tobacco. 



Farm No. 



Receipts 

 from 



dairy. 



Receipts 



from 

 tobacco. 



Farm No. 



Receipts 

 from 

 dairy. 



Receipts 



from 

 tobacco. 



1. 



Per cent. 

 80 

 67 

 82 

 72 

 85 

 80 



Per cent. 

 10 

 13 

 2 

 

 9 

 9 



7 



Per cent. 

 90 

 55 

 49 

 51 



Per cent. 

 



2 



8 







3 



9. . 



15 



4 



10 .: 







5 





Average 





6 



71 



5.8 









Tobacco is a crop specially adapted to the region, and on many 

 farms it is the main source of income. The percentage receipts from 

 dairying on the ten farms in question, as shown in Table II, included 

 net receipts from dairy stock and from calves. During the past two 

 years (1915 and 1916) Farm No. 4 has found hemp a profitable crop, 

 not only because of recent increase in price of this product, but 

 because during its growing season hemp requires no attention, while 

 the harvesting is done in a few days by machinery and the other 

 operations in preparation for marketing may be let out to negroes 

 who are experienced hemp workers. 



1 Labor income is what the farmer makes above expenses, which include current interest on the money 

 he has tied up in his business. 



