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Table 1.- Small tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 1956, with 
comparisons 
$ 7 Average 5 7 : $ 
a : pate 2 1937-41 =: 1947-L9 : 1953 ¢ 195k : 1955 : 1956 1/ 
Land in farme-------------------------------- sAcre 50 50 50 50 50 50 
Cropland harvested------------------------= 2 dos 2 16 16 16 16 16 16 
Plowable pasture---------------------------: do. : 25 2h 2h 23 2h 2h 
Otherlandses scene pen adereccccseeecauccnt.) do), ¢ 9 10 10 11 10 10 
Crops harvested: y : 
BODE CCOsae tone e een erecta noma mone yO /”s 3.3 Bel 3.0 2.8 2.1 2.1 
COMan—-n-- ----- $n nn nt do. : 5 3.5 3.2 3. 323 Birr 
Small grain----------------------------- ---: do. : 2.5 1s) 1.5 P25 1,2 plas: 
Hay: a a ee aa en ee el cen do. : Sint! 8.h 8.2 Gee 963 9.3 
Crop yields per harvested acre: 
Tobacc0-------------------------~-----+------: Pound 96h, 1,226 1,315 1,606 1,03 1,508 
Corn--------------------------------------- :Bushel : 3.6 43.3 43.0 37.0 50.0 55.0 
TER oe : do. 16.h 18.3 22.0 25.0 21.0 21.0 
Fp pi ic NO, 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 17 1.8 
Livestock on farm, January 1: : ‘ 
All cattle---------------------------------:Number : 6 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.7 
Milk cows----------------------------------; do. 3: Seal 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 
SHAG ened elas ese ee cee wee cen do, sel 1669 5.4 5.3 5.2 56h 5.6 
Chickens----------------------------------- : do. : hs hh h2 Tal ho 38 
Horses and mules--------------------------- 2. Ndoe:- ¢ 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 133 
Pigs raised-------------------------------- —*' do. * 6.8 8.5 6.9 7h 8.3 8.6 
TractorsrontParice seca oot eS oe Pi dog <0 s5 £27 .28 129 30 
Toteleelaborensed some ea ea mee reece *Hour * 2,950 2,710 2,510 2,510 2,330 2,380 
Operator and family------------------------: do. : 25,770 2,600 2,450 2,480 2,280 2,340 
Hired-------------------------------------- su, 10g is 180 110 60 60 50 ho 
Total farm capital, January 1---------------- ‘Dollar * 730 9,190 11,520 10,870 10,820 10,880 
Tarirandibulldings=s--—asc—-sccecncocmeeu-=n? do, 2 3,790 7,150 9,000 8, 600 8,600 8, 600 
Machinery and equipment--~------------------: do. : 260 480 860 930 970 1,050 
Livestock----------------------=----~------=-: do. : 520 1,1h0 1,120 860 790 820 
Crops for sale, feed and seed-~------------- sisido's 160 20 Sho 80 h60 Tae) 
Motalvcash Tecelpts<--asa-ie-<-nenceesseeence SI dois: 976 2,612 2,857 2,960 2,hh2 2,70h 
Tobacco-------~------~--------------------- ns (oS 61 1,772 2,060 2,20 1,719 1,971 
TV SLOG eee ees oe ee doy! 163 1,82 399 \12 363 358 
Livestock products------------------------- a Co 116 330 378 322 335 33 
Other, including Government payments------- suedoe 08 56 28 20 22 2h 32 
Total cash expendi tures---------------------- Siedon.0* 365 898 15123 1,165 1,160 1,155 
Feed purchased--~--~-----------~------------: do, : ks 163 127 157 118 139 
Livestock expense--------------------------: do. : 16 35 36 38 38 38 
Grovten pense tee ee aan ee doe 52 173 253 266 216 236 
Machinery---------------------------------- eidoe- 8 103 259 ya h28 26 139 
Farm buildings and fences------------------ smadoe, <¢ 58 100 110 102 110 110 
Hirodwiaboueee nese oe oe edo. 27 oh 3h 36 29 27 
General farm and miscellaneous-------------: do, : 6h 11, 152 158 163 166 
Net cash farm income------------------------- Ryadoge = 611 172k 1,73h 1,775 2 2BE iy dy SUS 
Value of perquisites------------------------- dos * 230 Be), 58h, 567 538 Shh 
Change in inventory: : : 
Crops and livestock------------------------: do. : 36 10 -l -13 91 36 
Machinery and buildings--------------------: do. : 18 Sh 69 6 37 29 
Net farm income------------------------------ Hndosy | 895 2,332 2,383 25375 1,917 —- 2,158 
Charge for capital--------------------------- Pitdoe 225 Lh6 604 568 565 S71 
Return to operator and family labor---------- SmudO'ss. 5% 670 1,886 Lg. 1,807 1,382 1,587 
Purchasing power in 1937-l!1 dollars--------: do. : 670 960 820 818 628 708 
Return per hour in current dollars---------: do, : 2h 073 73 13 261 68 
Index numbers (19)7-l:9=100) : ; ; 
Gross farm income------------------~--------:Percent: 39 100 108 111 97 103 
Net farm income----------------------------: do, : 38 100 102 102 83 93 
Net farm production---------------------=--: do, 3: 89 100 102 112 91 93 
Crdp! yields per acre-2-=--s---o42_-2--- 9s do, ss 80 100 105 123 1h 122 
Production per hour of man labor=---------- syido'. ¢ 82 100 ni 119 106 106 
Production per unit of input---------------: do. : 90 100 101 108 93 9h 
Operating expense per unit of production—-: do. : 7 100 123 121 hh 1h2 
Total cost per unit of production---------- su dO~\) is 7 100 118 2 129 131 
Power and machinery, January 1----~--------: do. : 83 100 138 1h6 151 157 
Prices received for products sold----------: do. : 3 100 107 99 108 3 
Prices paid, including wages to hired labor: do, : 50 100 1S 2 116 116 117 
1/ Preliminary. 
