FARMING IN SOUTHWESTERN KENTUCKY. 11 
general markets, account being taken of shrinkage, freight charges, 
and local conditions. 3 
The weights given for hogs, stock cattle, and lambs are averaged 
estimates. The production and receipts per cow and the production 
and receipts per 100 poultry are the averages based on the most suc- 
cessful 140 farms. Twenty-five of the 140 successful farms made the 
production of milk and butter an important enterprise, and the cows 
on such farms were rated as dairy cows. On the 115 remaining suc- 
cessful farms the selling of milk and butter was only incidental to 
the purpose of keeping the cows. On such farms the main purpose 
is home supply. On all farms poultry were kept mainly to supply 
food for the family. 
TABLE I.—Yield and farm value of important crops for 1915 compared with esti- 
mated normal yields and farm values, 
Average for 140 suc- : 
Teseinl Sesnseoan Estimated normal 
Unit of 1915 for the locality. 
Crop. yield. 
Yield per Yield per 
nore! Value. ence Value. 
\AM oe y es SSeS SU eae an toot Nowa > ee Ae eae ON Re cere Bushel. -.- 11.27 | $1.10 18 $0. 96 
(HOTA a nie) Sok Seat pa A Ses aig (12h aah ear inh HR ee DRO dose: 29.0 - 66 35 - 60 
PRODACCO ME gear ks sere heed ire a ea mee es SET Pound.... 878.6 . 0603 850 -07 
EEN 7S6 35 6 See ieee pees ree el oe aa pape Renee NON eas c5 1.25 | 14.56 1 12.00 
Taste II.—Average farm values of live stock and live-stock products for 1915 
compared with estimated normal farm values. 
Values and receipts. 
Live stock and live-stock products. Basis of comparison. 
1915 Normal. 
Hogs: (00 poundssweight)=<. 222-62. -. scccece cs cess eccce os 100 poundss=- se. see eee $6. 75 $6.00 
Scockers(/50 POUndSiWeIlghG)=2-2=s4s2 255-2 25 ees es acc onc||-2-5- GOS iarsaiave creciswsis senses 5. 50 4.50 
amibs Wopounds weight) = 2225: 56s askccs~ see sssces-te encloses OaNRGSadeecsoasosce 8. 00 6. 50 
Wool Mounds weleht) sas--4 = 82S So 2s sl esse: [poundsas. meas saseesee 34 . 28 
Dany COWS (430 gallons per COW). <2 --=.-0..----2--02es00% Receipts per cow....-.-. SSs50 plete eee 
Average farm cow (870 gallons per cow) .....-.-.-.-.------|----- Gs a coeooueescadoese 72D eaaGasesce 
HOUbeeyE (OZIESSS MCTNEM ees sascins sce rose eo caciecet Sete. Receipts per 100 hens... AGE 287 hee vasa 
A STUDY OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL FARMS WHICH, IN GENERAL, 
ILLUSTRATE GOOD STANDARDS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF 
FARMS IN THE AREA STUDIED. 
AN 89-ACRE TOBACCO FARM. 
SIME VOU halt tel PCa se acres__ 83 
MERON GG CEO PetCo esata ee se a ee ee @o2s= 49 
WE PSU a ee a a nn FS ee ee d0z2= 34 
. Business statement : ' 
Bice: Ghowatee SelandaeiD aACres) ete 2 wii ee ee es $7, 000 
Bamecvor rented land .( 14 Acres) 2 a2. ee 2 a es ee 1, 200 
OO TESTES =o SDT a a ee ee 1, 168 
Receipts__-_---------------_--_~-~-~----------------------- Barats iene te 1, 583 
