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Table 3.- Large tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 1956, with 
comparisons 
: G Average 5 : 4 
Item ; Unit a7 ST 1953 , 19h | 1955) 1956. / 
Land in farm-------------------------------=-- sAcre : 173. 173 173 173 174 17h 
Cropland harvested---------------- worn-----: do. 3 3 dy 43 3 kh h2 
Ploweble pasture--------------------------- s) -dos. 86 83 8h 81 83 8h, 
Other land--------------------------------- uit Laer 9 hh 6 hé ho 7 8 
Crops harvested: : 
Tobacco--~--------------------------------- 2: do. Tol Tol Wee 6.8 5.2 5.2 
Corn------~-------------------------------- Sadan 11.2 9.6 9.2 9.5 9.2 9.2 
Smal): graiteca<aaees eee eee nnn) do, 2° | 9.0 6.2 6.9 73 6.5 5.9 
Hay------------------+---------------------- rugeto l= pean) 15.2 21.1 20.1 19.h 22.6 22.2 
Crop yields per harvested acre: H : 
Tobaccos=skeksemaonaanstcanccnatseatenucessPound =; 1,023 1,300 1,118 13710: 1,470 1,580 
Corn---------------------------------------: Bushel : 36.4 46.0 6.0 39.0 53.0 58.0 
Wn ae eee re nee ete rage: oul 18.3 22.0 25.0 21.0 21.0 
gy ea eee Toni nl) 1.5 Ll 2.5 137 1:7 
Livestock on farm, January 1: : H 
All cattle---~-~----------------------------:Number : 10.0 1h.0 LSS 18.0 17.8 18.3 
Milk cows--------~-------------------------: do. : hod 5.8 5.5 5.7 5 elt 5 ol 
Beef cowS----------------------------------: do. 3: 9 2.6 4.6 5.3 5.2 Sh 
Sheep and lambs----------------------------; do. : 3.8 23.2 2hh 23.9 2h.6 25.8 
@iickensa=fo--02 ao ceees ae cee ee eeent done 5h 53 52 51 50 8 
Horses and mules-------------------------- mihi OO. >i h.0 3.0 2.4 223 2.2 2.2 
Piper adped a eae tear ee eeneteneet dog! ee 5 15.9 13.6 1137 12.9 15.0 16.2 
Tractors on farm----------------------------- tu do. i 18 eli 269 she eT 075 
RotalWlabor: usedscss-sosesa ono snesoeenueluS *Hour * 5,880 5,430 5,190 5330 1,910 5,00 
Operator and family------------------------: do. +: 3,090 2,930 2,980 3,070 2,910 3,080 
Hired--------------~------------------------: doe 1,390 1,030 870 880 710 6,0 
Cropper-------------------~-----------------: do. : 1,400 1,470 1,340 1,380 1,260 1,320 
Total farm capital, January 1---------------- *Dollar * 14,660 28,600 36,990 3h, 870 35,0L0 35,230 
Land and buildings-------------------------: do, : 12,90 23,530 29,930 28,50 28,710 28,710 
Machinery and equipment--------------------:; do, : 650 1,400 2,610 2,770 2,910 3,150 
Livestock---~------------------------------- 2) 9d O'shi se gO 2,580 3,100 25320 2,250 2,310 
Crops for sale, feed and seed-------------- doe, 8 00 1,090 1,350 1,2h0 1,170 1,060 
Total cash receipts--~----------------------- do's 2,506 6,646 75528 7,880 6,457 7,201 
Tobacco------------------------------------ 2 dOe .2-% 2,5) L413 55332 55705 hy460 5,113 
Mivestockase aoeens set ten cee esos saaee don. 536 1,517 1,389 1,447 1,279 1,305 
Livestock products------------------------- : dow 3: 213 67 558 483 516 530 
Other, including Government payments------- s°.do.-, 213 219 2h9 2hs 202 253 
Total cash expenditures---------------------- doe, ds307 3,312 4,166 4,386 4,03 136 
Feed purchased-----------------------------: do, : alas 237 205 22h 209 209 
Livestock expense-------------------------- : do. : 33 67 7h 78 78 82 
Crop expense--------------------------~---=-: do, 3 128 452 691 726 697 671 
Machinery 2s seoecaco acces eas do. 297 678 1,05 1,12 1,095 1,130 
Farm buildings and fences---~-------------- q doe, t 1h9 276 335 314 3h0 340 
Hired labor--------------------------------: do. : 21h h70 h71 95 398 Siae 
Cropper labor------------------------------: do. : 2h0 735 830 885 668 766 
General farm and miscellaneous------------- % do! <3 223 397 515 SLO 558 567 
Net cash farm income------------------------- BGO? "109 3,33 35362 3,49 2,14 3,065 
Perquisites for cropper and hired labor------: do. : 78 207 185 177 153 156 
Total value of perquisites------------------- 3 do. 370 906 972 951 89h, 905 
Change in inventory: 2 H 
Crops and livestock------------------------: do. : 82 70 68 -20 265 113 
Machinery and buildings---~-----------------: do. : 73 169 181 139 2:14: 86 
Net farm income------------------------------ dg. Tg 556 272 4,398 387 3,531 013 
Ghavioes for capi talaice—-<asecsse—cn eee cn ne Pde: Je 689 1,378 1,927 1,813 1,822 1,80 
Return to operator and family labor---------- doch 867 2,89) 2,472 2,57 1,709 2,173 
Purchasing power in 1937-1 dollars--------: do. : 867 1,47 1,139 1,165 777 970 
Return per hour in current dollars---------: do. : 228 099 83 8h 058 e71 
Index numbers (19)7-))9=100) : : : 
Gross farm income----------------------~----:Percent: 39 100 112 116 100 108 
Net farm income---------------------------- $: doe 8 36 100 103 103 83 oh 
Net farm production-------------~---------- 2) idOe 2 87 100 107 alae ¢ 95 98 
Crop yields per acre-----------------------: do. ; 80 100 107 123 113 120 
Production per hour of man labor----------- Sindee 81 100 112 119 105 105 
Production per unit of input--------------- soe 90 100 102 109 92 93 
Operating expense per unit of production==--: do. : 7 100 117 13 128 128 
Total cost per unit of production----------: do. 3: 48 100 119 113 132 131 
Power and machinery, January 1-------------: do. : 72 100 hh 151 157 162 
Prices received for products sold--------==: doses )3 100 105 99 106 111 
Prices paid, including wages to hired labor: do. : hS 100 118 121 7 120 
V/ Preliminary. Sa eT ST ET aT 
