Table 1.- Small tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 



1957, with comparisons 



Item 



Unit 



Average 

 l93?-i;l 



191*7-1*9 : 



1951* 



1 >55 



1956 



1957 

 1/ 



Land in farm : 



Cropland harvested : 



Plowable pasture 1 



Other land 



Crops harvested: 



Tobacco 



Corn 



Small grain 



Hay 



Acre 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 



■lo. 

 do. 

 do . 

 do. 



50 

 16 



9 



3.3 

 k.S 

 2.5 



• .7 



50 

 16 



21. 



10 



3.1 



3.5 

 1.1* 

 8.1* 



^o 



lo 

 23 



11 



2.8 

 3.1* 



1.5 

 7.9 



50 



16 



?M 

 10 



2.1 

 3.3 

 1.2 

 9.3 



50 

 16 



21* 



2.1 

 3.2 



1.0 

 9.3 



^0 



15 



2L 

 11 



2.1 



3.0 



.9 



8.7 



Crop yields per harvested acre: : 



Tobacco : Pound 



Corn : Bushel 



Wheat : do. 



Hay : Ton 



Livestock on farm, January 1: : 



All cattle— : Number 



Milk cows : 



Sheep and lambs : 



Chickens : 



Horses and mules : 



Pigs raised 



Tractors on farm- 



Total labor used 



Operator and family- 

 Hired 



Total farm capital, January 1 



Land and buildings 



Machinery and equipment 



Livestock 



Crops for sale, feed and seed- 



Total cash receipts 



Tobacco 



Livestock 



Livestock products 



Other, including Government payments- 



Total cash expenditures 



Feed purchased 



Livestock expense 



Crop expense 



Machinery 



Farm buildings and fences 



Hired labor 



General farm and miscellaneous- 



Net cash farm income 



Value of perquisites- 



Change in inventory: 



Crops and livestock 



Machinery and buildings- 



Net farm income- 



Charge for capital 2/- 



Return to operator and family labor 2/ 



Purchasing power in 1937-1*1 dollars 2/- 

 Return per hour in current dollars 2j — 



do. 



do . 

 do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



Hour 

 do. 



do. 



Dollar 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 



do. 



10. 



do . 

 io. 



do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 



00. 



in. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Index numbers (191*7-1*9-100): 



Gross farm income : Percent 



Net farm income 



Net farm production 



Crop yields per acre- 

 Production per hour of man labor : 



Production per unit of input 



Operating expense per unit of production 



Total cost per unit of production 2/ 



Power and machinery, January 1 



Prices received for products sold 



Prices paid, including wages to hired 

 labor 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 



1/ Preliminary. 2/ Revised. 



961* 

 31*.6 

 16.1* 



1.3 



1*.6 

 3.1 

 6.9 

 1*5 

 2.1* 



6.8 



.Oil 



2,950 



2,770 



180 



U.730 



3,790 



260 



520 



160 



976 

 61*1 

 163 

 116 

 56 



36? 



\& 



16 

 52 

 103 

 58 

 27 

 61, 



611 



230 



36 

 18 



895 



189 



706 

 706 

 .25 



39 

 38 

 89 

 80 

 82 

 90 

 1*7 

 1*6 

 83 

 1*3 



50 



1,226 



1*3.3 



18.3 



1.5 



5.2 



$.2 



5.1* 

 1*1* 



2.1 



8.5 



.15 



2,710 



2,600 



110 



9,190 

 7,150 



1*80 

 1,11*0 



1*20 



2,612 



1,772 

 1*82 



? ': ' 

 28 



163 

 35 

 173 

 259 

 100 

 51* 

 ill. 



1,711* 



551* 



10 



51* 

 2,332 



368 



1,961* 



1,000 



.76 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



100 



1,606 



37.0 



25.0 



1.6 



5.6 

 3.2 

 5.2 



la 

 1.5 



7.1* 



.28 



2,51*0 



2,1*80 



60 



10,870 



8,600 



930 



860 

 1*80 



2,960 



2,201* 



1*12 



3 22 



22 



1,185 

 157 

 38 

 266 

 1*28 

 102 

 36 

 158 



1,775 



567 



-13 

 1*6 



2,375 



1,35 



1,91*0 

 878 

 .78 



111 

 102 

 112 

 123 

 119 

 108 

 121 

 110 

 11*6 

 99 



116 



1,1*03 



50.0 



21.0 



1.7 



5.5 

 3.0 

 5.1* 



1*0 



l.l* 



8.3 



.2" 



2,330 



2,280 



50 



10,820 



8,600 



970 



790 



1*60 



2,1*1*1 



1,719 



363 



335 



21* 



1,160 

 11*8 



38 

 21*6 

 1*26 

 110 



29 

 163 



1,281 



538 



91 



37 



1,91*7 



1*33 



1,511* 

 688 

 .66 



97 



83 



91 



111* 



106 



93 



11*1* 



127 



151 



108 



116 



1,508 

 55.0 



21.0 

 1.8 



5.7 

 3.0 

 5.6 

 38 

 1.3 



8.6 



.30 



2,380 



2,31*0 



1*0 



10,880 



8,600 



1,050 



820 



1*10 



2,701* 



1,971 



358 



31*3 



32 



1,155 

 139 



38 

 236 

 1*39 

 110 



27 

 166 



1,51*9 



51*1* 



36 



29 



2,158 



1*35 



1,723 



769 



71* 



103 



93 



93 



122 



106 



91* 



11*2 



129 



157 



113 



117 



1,1*80 



1*7.0 



17.0 



1.6 



5.9 

 3.0 

 5.8 

 39 

 1.2 



8.7 



.30 



2,370 



2,330 



1*0 



11,810 



9,300 



1,130 



920 



1*60 



2,661 



1,818 



1*56 



352 



35 



1,182 

 11*9 



37 

 21*5 

 1*1*2 

 111* 



28 

 167 



1,1*79 



565 



-112 

 19 



1,951 



638 



1,313 

 571 

 .56 



81* 

 89 

 117 

 102 

 90 

 153 

 11*7 

 160 

 108 



120 



