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Table 2.—- Medium tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 1956 with 
comparisons 
Item P Unit freer sores, «21953 Fgh E1955 F 1956 1/ 
Land in farm--------------------------------- sAcre 95 95 95 95 95 95 
Cropland harvested-----~------------------- Fy is Cours 2h 26 26 26 26 26 
Plowable pasture----------=----------------: do. : 7 LS hh 43 hy hh 
Other land------------------------—---------: do. : 2h 2h 25 26 25 25 
Crops harvested: 5 s 
Tobacc0------=------==~-------------------= ts bees he7 4.8 h.6 Leu 3.3 3.3 
Corn--------------------------------------- shsido's) <¢ 6.9 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 De 
Small grain-------------------------------- seus) 8 3.2 21 267 2.8 2h 261: 
Hay---------------------------------------=-: do. ¢ 9. 13.3 13.1 12.6 14.8 14.6 
Crop yields per harvested acre: 2 2 
Tobacc0------------------------------------ :Pound : 982 1,2h8 1,365 1,626 1,22 1,529 
Corn--------=-----------------------------=-:Bushel : 3.6 3. . 38. 51.0 7.0 
When bese ae ee oe ee do. + | CI6ch 18.3 22.0 25.0 21.0 21.0 
Hay-=-------------------------------------=:Ton : 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 a bay é 1.8 
Livestock on farm, January 1: tS G 
All cattle--------------------------------=: :Number : 6.8 9.9 12.3 12.5 12.3 12.6 
Milk cows----------------------------------: do. : 357 5.2 Sel 5.3 Sel 5.1 
Beef cOWS---------------------------------=: do. ¢ 6 1.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 
Sheep and lambs--------------------------~-- s do.-: 20.8 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.2 10.7 
Chickens----------------------------------=-: do. : 51 9 8 hi? 6 hb 
Horses and mules--------------------------=; do. : 2.9 2.5 19 1.8 1.7 1.7 
Pigs raised----------------------------------: do. : 10.8 10.) 9.0 10.2 11.6 12.2 
Tractors on farm--------------------------=---: do, : 20h, 022 237 039 0 alae 
Total labor used----------------------------- *Hour = * h,060 3,960 3,710 3,820 3,480 3,590 
Operator and family------------------------: do. : 2,910 2,850 2,770 2,860 2,680 2,800 
fired ae ee Sees 61,0 51,0 Lo Lo 3L0 310 
Cropper------------------------------------: do. : 510 570 500 520 60 480 
Total farm capital, January 1----------------"Dollar * 8,070 15,900 20,190 19,210 19,160 19,310 
Tend and buildings-—=——- nace la dos -S 4116670. 12,540 15,960". “15,200 15,200) 815200 
Machinery and equipment--------------------: do. : 370 850 1,570 1,680 1,760 1,910 
Tepes tOC Ke a ce ee eee atdge. s 780 1,810 2,100 1,550 1,460 1,5h0 
Crops for sale, feed and seed--~----------=-: do, : 250 700 860 780 70 660 
Total cash receipts--------------------------: do. : 1,481 h,109 4,689 4,878 4,07 4,473 
Tobacco-~----------------------------------: do. : 935 2,7h2 3,280 3,509 2,738 3,140 
Tavestock ee ote eS eee aes s 293 879 808 8,2 743 73h 
Livestock products-------------------------: do. : 157 bd 569 93 528 Shh 
Other, including Government payments-------: do. : 96 hh 32 3h 38 oS 
Total cash expendi tures---------------------- edou ys 695 —«-:1,776 2,261 2,387 2,218 2,228 
Feed: purclasedses--- eee ha aes 75 210 187 2U, 199 187 
Livestock expense--------------------------: do. : 23 is) 53 57 57 59 
Crop expense =--------=---------------------: do, : 79 279 16 hhh 415 397 
Machinery ee eens te ean tee ee cee don! 5 152 ho2 662 698 679 
Farm buildings and fences------------------: do. : 79 1h0 170 158 170 170 
Hired labor-------------------------------=: do. : 98 28 237 2h9 190 178 
Cropper labor--~~~------------------------=-: do. : 70 229 250 268 200 229 
General farm and miscellaneous-------------: do. : ng 219 286 299 308 312 
Net cash farm income-----~-------------------=-" do, * 786 2,333 2,28 2,491 1,829 2,25 
Perquisites for cropper and hired labor------: do. : 30 85 7h 71 61 62 
Total value of perquisites-------------------: do, : 282 689 738 719 676 68h 
Change in inventory: z 3 
Crops and livestock------------------------: do. : hs 3 20 -17 163 62 
Machinery and buildings-------------------- suGOe. is 29 90 122 8h 65 So 
Net farm income-----------------~------------ Mmdo.: aT 12 3,030 3,23h 3,206 2,672 2,979 
Charge for capital--------------------------- do. | 382 771 1,07) 1,00 1,002 1,015 
Return to operator and family labor----------, do. ; 730 2,259 2,160 2,202 1,670 1,96 
Purchasing power in 1937-))1 dollars--------: do. : 730 1,149 995 996 759 877 
Return per hour in current dollars--------- su idos. se 225 79 -78 “77 62 270 
Index numbers (19)7-9=100): es 7 
Gross farm income---------~----------------:Percent: 37 100 113 116 102 109 
Net farm income----------------------------: do. : 37 LOO 107 106 88 98 
Net farm production--------------—--------- te. dOe! 2 85 100 109 119 97 99 
Crop yields per acre-----------------------: do. : 80 100 107 122 113 122 
Production per hour of man labor-----------: do. : 83 100 116 123 1m 110 
Production per unit of Sripnit sees oS es do. <: 90 100 10, 110 96 96 
Operating expense per unit of production--—-: do. : h7 100 116 nh 128 127 
Total cost per unit of production----------: do. 3: 7 100 116 110 125 127 
Power and machinery, January ; ES docs 67 100 12 151 156 162 
Prices received for products sold----------: dosnirs 43 100 105° 97 105 110 
Prices paid, including wages to hired labor: do. : Li6 100 117 120 118 19 
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