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Table h.- Area-type tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 1956 
with comparisons 
: G Average $ 3 B ¢ 
Item ; Unit ag one: «198g 1955 «1956 1/ 
Rand @ in) Carnet ee acre 8g ok, STO 113 113 113 116 116 
Cropland harvested------------------------- sido, “: 28 30 30 30 31 30 
Plowable pasture--------------------------- rdOs. 52 Sh 5h 5h 52 55 55 
Other land--------------------------------- Sudo. 1s 28 29 29 31 30 31 
Crops harvested: 8 : 
Tobacc0------------------=-----------------: do. : 5.3 5.3 562 hed 3.8 3.8 
Cormenn---- = = = - = - - - - 3 - = - - - = - - - - = - = - = : do. ° Val 6.7 6.h 6.7 e 6.5 
Small grain--------------------------------; do, :; Sel 3.5 0 h.2 3.8 3h 
Hay----------------------------------------: do. : 10.3 15.0 14.5 14.0 16.6 16.h 
Crop yields per harvested acre: $ : 
Tobact0----------------~-------------------:Pound : 995 1,273 1,381 1,670 1,138 1,56 
Corne--------=-------------------------------:Bushel : 35.5 fh.7 {5.0 38.0 2.0 57.0 
Wisetsstatee hte Sot 2 ee ee don 4, | abhi 18.3 22.0 25.0 21.0 21.0 
Hayostee a Geen ke wate oe ee ‘Ton =: 9 1.3 1.5 Te 15 18 Hy, 
Livestock on farm, January 1: 2 H 
All cattle--------------------------------- :Number : 72 10.2 12.5 12.8 12.8 13.2 
Milk cows----------------------------------: do. : 3.9 hg h.7 4.9 he7 L..7 
Beef coWsS------------------------------~---- 2 Gow: °¢ 35 1.5 2.7 3.1 321 Bee 
Sheep and lambs----------------------------: do, : 21.7 13.9 14.3 14.0 14.9 15.6 
Ghickengeses 22s Ses do, ¢ 0 h9 48 hi? 16 hh 
Horses, and ailegessocscaanaatenttee ects: ido, 5.1 2.7 2.0 1.9 a8 1.8 
Pige Taleed-sst-sse—e—s cok cece ons ceeeg do, Oe! 22,3 11.4 9.6 10.5 12.2 12.9 
Tractors on farm-----------------------------: do, : 209 028 ot? oh9 251 052 
Tobaly | ebontused soso sooner ae Hour * h,380 4,190 3,960 4,070 3,780 3,880 
Operator and family------------------------: do. : 2,930 2,810 2,770 2,850 2,690 2,800 
Hired-------------------------------------- findos. “5 770 620 500 510 20 380 
Cropper------------------------------------: do. 680 760 690 710 670 700 
Total farm capital, January 1---------------- ‘Dollar © 9,hh0 19,050 2,510 23,060 23,590 23,720 
Land and buildings-------------------------: do. ': 7,900 15,370 19,530 18,620 19,090 19,090 
Machinery and equipment-------------------- s4udos; ~s 40 970 1,790 1,900 2,00 2,200 
Livestock----------------------------=------: do. : 820 1,930 2,230 1,660 1,610 1,670 
Crops for sale, feed and seed--------------: do, : 280 780 960 880 850 760 
Total cash receipts-------------------------- # do. * ~ +5687 686 5,282 5,505 h, 614 5,137 
Tobacco=----------------------------------- sidos, 2" pl s065 3,134 3,750 4,013 3,189 3,656 
Livestock---------------------------------- sv idos- 335 1,030 92h 962 868 87), 
Livestock products------------------------- Suiidos, = 162 118 513 hh3 75 488 
Other, including Government payments-------: do, : 125 10 95 87 82 nu9 
Total cash expenditures---------------------- Pee do's 851 2,118 2,679 2,819 2,682 2,728 
Feed purchased----------------------------- do. 80 189 160 178 170 172 
Livestock expense--------------------------; do. : 25 52 56 60 61 63 
Crop expense-----------~-------------------: do. : 90 318 480 506 89 469 
Machinery sos -sssecseese tees an st cocoate aasa dos, 189 4,70 7hS 792 786 809 
Farm buildings and fences------------------ s2.do,) 5 98 182 218 20h 225 225 
Hired: Vaborss<<ossseecs-n- osteo econ dog > 118 282 273 288 235 219 
Cropper labor------------------------------ si dok-: 3 111 365 ho8 136 3h2 392 
General farm and miscellaneous-------------: do. : 140 260 339 355 37h 379 
Net. cash. farm Income—+2-s2--— esses ele dos. 836 2,568 2,603 2,686 1,932 2,109 
Perquisites for cropper and hired labor------: do. : hh 127 97 93 8h 85 
Total value of perquisites-------------------: do. : 30h 753 788 769 731 7ho 
Change in inventory: : R 
Crops and livestock------------------------: do. : 55 29 32 -18 19h, 76 
Machinery and buildings--------------------: do. : y1 ni 131 95 77 60 
Net farm income------------------------------ : do. = 1,192 3,33h 3,457 3,39 2,850 3,200 
Charge for capital--------------------------- Sidon. = nT 920 1,280 1,202 1,228 1,21 
Return to operator and family labor---------- Sido ay fy 7h7 2, uty 25077. 2,237 1,622 1,959 
Purchasing power in 1937-1 dollars-------- : dow : 7h7 1,228 1,003 1,012 737 875 
Return per hour in current dollars---------: do, : 225 86 079 078 260 270 
Index numbers (19)7-,9=100) : : Y 
Gross farm income-------------------------- :Percent: 36 100 12 nh 101 109 
Net farm income----------------------------: do. : 36 100 10h 103 85 96 
Net farm production----~-------------------: do. : 8h 100 107 116 97 99 
Crop yields per acre-----------------------: do, : 80 100 106 122 113 121 
Production per hour of man labor----------- stdog, is 81 100 3 120 107 107 
Production per unit of input--------------- SaidO ems 90 100 102 109 93 93 
Operating expense per unit of productione-—-: do. : 7 100 117 nh 130 130 
Total cost per unit of production—--—------: do, : 8 100 118 112 129 130 
Power and machinery, January 1----~---------: do. : 70 100 143 151 159 16h 
Prices received for products sold---------- sae dOews 43 100 105 98 106 111 
Prices paid, including wages to hired labor: do. : hs 100 118 121 118 120 
1/ Preliminary. 
