FARMING IN SOUTHWESTERN KENTUCKY. 15 
Per cent of 
Crops: Acres. Yield. crop area. 
Gorn eee es PER AN aN eh a Bh ae 25. 40 bushels. — 20 
Witeat ica vidrs) uae nis rapes Seren srl 40 25 bushels. 82 
SARS ie ace Sey aed fey ie ent At a NPG ar, eye a 12 00 bushels. 10 
Meadow 2 ete tite Sr rare a ee evan Soe eee 25 14 tons. 20 
MopAecOme ere ea oe ae Poke A ee a 20 | 1,000 pounds. 16 
Gowpeasi(doublercrop) 2 soe ee ose es LO ley Se eee ee 8 
TMM TUS a ey cra a en RR a Beier Sat ike eae ae 4 
Number per 
100 acres of 
Live stock: Namibaess inne 
(COG Slecios 5 Sie a ee Sab ani oe NIA Ie ll eer ate cig epee ae eee Re 3 1.9 
‘COMUNE TSEC eM 22 RON A I Se aE fl aR Eo es re 2 3 
SOLEIL CORE Wess» Seis st ch NE Siac PN ah NN ae Ee aN SS ET 32 20. 5 
HOR ees a ee SE cane ER Bae Sr Oo kc creed rae MER me Ue Man tS ¢ 46 29.0 
OUD REISE eee ee ee ea ee EE OR 100 64. 0 
Man labor: Approximately 1,500 days of man labor were required on this 
farm. About 700 days’ labor required by the 20 acres of tobacco was done by 
a cropper. The remaining 800 days’ labor was done by a year hand, the 
operator, and some family labor. 4 
Horse labor: Approximately 820 days of horse labor were required on the 
farm. The owner furnished horse labor to the cropper raising the tobacco. 
Seven work animals were kept on the farm to do this labor—2 horses and 5 
mules. 
Capital: The value of the land was $80 per acre. Working capital invested 
amounted to $6,499, or about $41 per acre of improved land. 
The distribution of working capital was approximately as follows: 
Ain ONE SOC Kata aaa iee ne aA as Ae ee a ve ee $4, 298 
EN eey Ce Tastin easy een essa Oe Vie Baia emetic: 22 AE Nn gts ay Sagano 516 
Beebe a Suna ToeS sae nine ie te oar Oe oer ao Ue 685 
CPSIEN GC) ELUTE 2 i 0 ee RU sea Rah ina pe ee 1, 000 
Sources and amount of receipts: 
AVA LESS hc SE 2 a ee na SN Oa 2 =. $1, 250 
ENG 10 cP C Gye teeter cs oem ales FTI Tey i eS a ee a ee ee 1, 300 
NORRIS sic Se PO ea em eT Co ees SNe Vee Se a en we 130 
COME SAYER STO eae SN ae oleae se ees erly ene ior) Kehoe AN eB 225 
SSUTGLR Oa EIS ca Si a re Re eee ase eee aero CR ney 1, 495 
1 Oe ea Se i a a ae Ra ee capt 637 
Roultrys= oe ine eee RE Sie S's SA ial SR ea dane sae vate See 400 
imerease=imventory, and (other sources. 9. et ee es 410 
5, 847 
The receipts amount to about $37.50 per acre of improved land. Receipts are 
about evenly divided between wheat, tobacco, and live stock, making the type 
a distinctly diversified general farm. 
Expenses were approximately $13.50 per acre, or about 36 per cent of receipts. 
This was an unusually successful farm for the region. Its success 
was due largely to high crop yield and profits in feeding stock cattle. 
A large amount of the stock feed came from cowpeas and alfalfa. 
Twenty-five tons of these products were fed, mostly to stock cattle. 
