FARMING IN SOUTHWESTERN KENTUCKY. 17 
Sources and amount of receipts: 
VIVA ET 2 cal ere cee eds ree a Ne Nery es i ieee aR eae ot ee een es Mane Se $700 
HERG Fh eA Ce CC ew ee arte ee ee ee eae ee ae ee 506 
EEE iy Po ee a a SS En a a 700 
LOVEE CE Cee e meee res mer ee ae es rey NE ee eee ee 450 
1 OOM a ase SS A a IS CR A el Re a Oe Os, alt OD 508 
ISTE See weer Mae Sad Ne es at ee rat ae oa SER 140 
SO CKes Ca stl Cpeeeeee eoense cL) Blane star SS te SS Re) ee eS ee ee 555 
LSU INST) 0 Ae eS a Ue ae eae ee a 210 
TEEN Se ee ee eee eee NS TS Os ee 328 
SRA SHIN east Oke Mets MDOLS e322 se Nos TA an ee ee ee 530 
MERE ASCO san VE TNL O TeV eee ee tee cs ie ee ne eee ee a 150 
SER (cep ee a a eee Ne ee a EE A ee 4, 777 
The receipts amounted to $16.14 per improved acre. About 34 per cent of 
receipts are from live stock, fairly distributed to stock cattle, hogs, sheep, and 
dairy cows. The balance of receipts are fairly distributed to wheat, tobacco, 
hay, clover seed, and outside labor. This distribution would put the farm in the 
class of diversified general farms. 
In spite of low crop yields for wheat and tobacco, this farm was 
' fairly successful for its size. Yields less than normal for two im- 
portant cash crops—wheat and tobacco—while having a large influence 
in lowering profits, did not prevent business success, because much 
larger profits than usual were made on live stock. For every $100 
worth of feed consumed, live stock netted the farm $201. This was 
one of the most highly diversified farms studied. Six of the 11 
sources of income were nearly of equal value. Diversity is one of the 
important factors influencing profits in farming. No better illus- 
tration of this principle could be given than the results on this farm. 
While strong in diversity and quality of the live-stock business, 
there were some weak points in the organization of this farm. Stand- 
ards based on the most successful farming would have required 20 
to 25 acres of tobacco instead of 11 acres. Best standards would have 
required also more live stock. Instead of the equivalent of thirty- 
seven 1,000-pound animals, the number should have been at least 50. 
Forty acres of land was idle, showing that the farm was having 
difficulty in maintaining fertility. Idle land on the farm is an im- 
portant negative factor in profitable farming in this locality. It 
frequently determines profit or loss. 
A 1,091-ACRE DIVERSIFIED GENERAL FARM. 
1 SEINE TN EG OU RE See Se pee ee eee acres__ 952 
SHED] ABD SEE a I ape a eee doses: 602 
LE BSS ELE gC EB Sg ct ee a ae cei La pg Sat td Re ar ee doe 320 
Nelieetanvejennmercses UTI! A tie Fi2 oe De ete bo Esti: Gout a 30 
Business statement: 
VaAhe OrOwnerland, 20a Heres: ab pio... see eee ie ee ae oe ee $15, 225 
Value of rented dandy SSSyacresy at: pS)" Saepeers aN es e 71, 040 
SRST SUEDE NYS a Sa Ne Da See 12, 312 
