Table 3. 



Large tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 



1957, with comparisons 



Item 



Unit 



1937-1*1 



Average 



191*7-1*4 



1951* 



1955 



1956 



1957 

 1/ 



Land in farm 



Cropland harvested 



Plowable pasture 



Other land 



Crops harvested: 



Tobacco 



Corn 



Snail grain 



Hay 



Crop yields per harvested acre: 



Tobacco 



Corn 



Wheat 



Hay— 



Livestock on farm, January 1: 



All cattle 



Milk cows 



Beef cows 



Sheep and lambs 



Chickens 



Horses and mules 



Pigs raised 



Tractors on farm 



Acre 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Pound 

 i Bushel 

 : do. 

 : Ton 



Total labor used 



Operator and family- 

 Hired 



Cropper 



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 



Cropper labor 



General farm and miscellaneous- 



Net cash farm income 



Perquisites for cropper and hired labor- 

 Total 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-Ul dollars 2/- 

 Return per hour in current dollars 27 — 



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



Gross farm income 



Net farm income 



Net farm production 



Crop yields per acre 



Production per hour of man labor 



Production per unit of input 2/ 



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 



1/ Preliminary. 2/ Revised. 



Number 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Hour 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Dollar 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Percent 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 



173 

 1*3 

 86 

 Ui 



7. a 

 n.i 



9.0 

 15.2 



1,023 



36. 1* 

 16. 1* 



1.3 



10.0 

 U.9 



.9 



31*. 8 



51* 



l*.o 



15.9 



.18 



5,880 

 3,090 

 1,390 

 1,1*00 



11*, 660 



12,1*90 



650 



1,120 



l*oo 



2,506 



1,51*1* 



536 



213 



213 



1,397 

 113 

 33 

 128 

 297 

 ik9 

 211* 

 21*0 

 223 



1,109 

 78 



>7<" 



82 

 73 



1,556 



586 



970 

 970 

 .31 



39 



36 

 87 

 80 

 81 

 90 

 1*7 

 1*8 

 72 

 1*3 



1*5 



173 

 1*1* 

 83 

 1*6 



7.1* 



9.6 



6.2 



21.1 



1,300 



1*6.0 



18.3 



1.5 



11*. 

 5.8 

 2.6 



23.2 



53 



3.0 



13.6 

 .1*1 



5,1*30 

 2,930 

 1,030 

 1,1*70 



28,600 



23,530 



1,1*00 



2,580 



1,090 



6,61*6 



1*,1*13 



1,51*7 



1*67 



219 



3,312 

 237 

 67 

 1*52 

 678 

 276 

 1*70 

 735 

 397 



3,331* 

 207 

 906 



70 

 169 



a, 272 



1,11*1* 



3,128 



1,593 



1.07 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



100 



173 

 1*3 



81 

 1*9 



6.8 



9.5 

 7.3 



19.1* 



18.0 

 5.7 

 5.3 



23.9 



51 



2.3 



12.9 

 .72 



5,330 



3,070 



880 



1,380 



3U, 870 



28,51*0 



2,770 



2,320 



1,21*0 



7,880 



5,705 



1,1*1*7 



1*83 



21*5 



1*,386 



221* 



78 



726 



1,121* 

 311* 

 1*95 

 685 

 51*0 



3,1*91* 

 177 

 951 



-20 

 139 



1*,387 



1,395 



2,992 



1,351* 



.97 



116 

 103 

 117 

 123 

 119 

 108 

 113 

 111 

 151 

 99 



121 



171* 

 1*1. 

 83 



1*7 



.? 



9.2 



6.5 



22.6 



17.8 

 5.1* 

 5.2 



21*. 6 



50 



2.2 



15.0 

 .71* 



1*,910 



2,91*0 



710 



1,260 



35,01*0 



28,710 



2,910 



2,250 



1,170 



6,1*57 



1*,1*60 



1,279 



516 



202 



l*,0l*3 



209 



78 



697 



1,095 

 31*0 

 398 

 668 

 558 



2, la I* 

 153 

 891* 



265 



ill 



3,531 



1,1*02 



2,129 

 968 

 .72 



100 



83 



95 



113 



105 



92 



128 



128 



157 



106 



117 



171* 

 1*2 

 81* 

 1*8 



5.2 



9.2 



5.9 



22.2 



18.3 

 5.1* 

 5.1* 



25.8 



1*8 



2.2 



16.2 

 .75 



5,01*0 



3,080 



61*0 



1,320 



35,230 



28,710 



3,150 



2,310 



1,060 



7,201 

 5,113 

 1,305 



530 

 253 



1*,136 



209 



82 



671 

 1,130 

 31*0 

 ■71 

 766 

 567 



3,065 

 156 

 905 



113 



1*,013 



1,1*09 



2,601* 



1,163 



.85 



108 



91* 



98 



120 



105 



93 



128 



129 



162 



111 



120 



175 



la 



66 

 1*8 



5.2 

 8.9 



5.1 

 21.9 



1,711 



1,1*70 



1,580 



1.550 

 H9.0 



39.0 



53.0 



58.0 



25.0 



21.0 



21.0 



17.0 



1.5 



1.7 



1.7 



1.6 



18.8 

 5.1* 

 5.6 



26.6 



1*9 



2.1 



16.5 

 .76 



5,030 



3,080 



61*0 



1,310 



38,300 



31,150 



3,370 



2,580 



1,200 



7,105 



1*,716 



1,611 



551 



227 



1*,135 



212 



83 



699 



1,132 

 31*8 

 381* 



-'06 



571 



2,970 

 162 



935 



-2U1 

 59 



3,561 



2,068 



1,1*93 

 61*9 

 .1*8 



102 



83 



91* 



115 



101 



89 

 13U 

 11*8 

 165 

 107 



121 



