Table 1*.- Area-type tobacco-livestock farms, 



Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, costs, and returns, 

 1957, with comparisons 



Item 



Unit 



Average 



1937-1*1 



19147-U9 



Land in farm 1 



Cropland harvested 



Plowable pasture 



Crops harvested: 



Tobacco -- 



Corn 



Small grain 



Hay 



Crop yields per harvested acre: 



Tobacco : Pound 



Corn : 



Wheat : 



Hay : 



Livestock on farm, January It : 



All cattle : 



Milk cows : 



Beef cows : 



Sheep and lambs : 



Horses and mules : 



Pigs raised : 



Tractors on farm 1 



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 z 



Cropper labor : 



General farm and miscellaneous : 



: 



Net cash farm income : 



Perquisites for cropper and hired labor : 



Total value of perquisites ■ 1 



Change in inventory: : 



Crops and livestock : 



Machinery and buildings 



Net farm income- 



Charge for capital 2/- 



Return to operator and family labor 2/ t 



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



Return per hour in current dollars 2"J : 



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 



Acre 



t 110 



113 



113 



n6 



116 



n7 



do. 



t 28 



30 



30 



31 



30 



29 



do. 



51* 



51* 



52 



55 



55 



57 



do. 



1 28 



29 



31 



30 



31 



31 



do. 



5.3 



5.3 



k.9 



3.8 



3.8 



3.8 



do. 



: 7.7 



6.7 



6.7 



6.5 



6.5 



6.2 



do. 



t 5.1 



3.5 



1*.2 



3.8 



3.1* 



2.9 



do. 



10.3 



15.0 



lll.O 



16.6 



16.1* 



16.0 



Pound 



1 995 



1,273 



1,670 



1,1*38 



1,51*6 



1,522 



Bushel 



35.5 



Wi.7 



38.0 



52.0 



57.0 



1*8.0 



do. 



16. 1* 



18.3 



25.0 



21.0 



21.0 



17.0 



Ton 



! 1.3 



1.5 



1.5 



1.7 



1.7 



1.6 



Number 



: 7.2 



10.2 



12.8 



12.8 



13.2 



13.6 



do. 



1 3.9 



h.9 



k.9 



ll.7 



1*.7 



1*.7 



do. 



: .5 



1.5 



3.1 



3.1 



3.2 



3.1* 



do. 



21.7 



13.9 



lk.O 



lit. 9 



15.6 



16.1 



do. 



! 50 



1*9 



1*7 



1*6 



1*1* 



U5 



do. 



3.1 



2.7 



1.9 



1.8 



1.8 



1.7 



do. 



11.3 



11. 1* 



10.5 



12.2 



12.9 



13.1 



do. 



: .09 



.28 



.1*9 



.51 



.52 



.53 



Hour 



1»,380 



U,190 



lj,070 



3,780 



3,880 



3,890 



do. 



2,930 



2,810 



2,850 



2,690 



2,800 



2,800 



do. 



: 770 



620 



5io 



U20 



380 



380 



do. 



680 



760 



710 



670 



700 



710 



Dollar 



9,hh0 



19,050 



23,060 



23,590 



23,720 



25,850 



do. 



! 7,900 



15,370 



18,620 



19,090 



19,090 



20,760 



do. 



l*l*o 



970 



1,900 



2,01*0 



2,200 



2,360 



do. 



: 820 



1,930 



1,660 



1,610 



1,670 



1,870 



do. 



: 280 



780 



880 



850 



760 



860 



do. 



1,687 



!*,686 



5,505 



l*,6ll* 



5,137 



5,080 



do. 



1,065 



3,13li 



li,0l3 



3,189 



3,656 



3,381* 



do. 



r 335 



1,030 



962 



868 



871* 



1,089 



do. 



162 



1*18 



1*1*3 



1*75 



1*88 



503 



do. 



125 



101) 



87 



82 



119 



101* 



do. 



851 



2,118 



2,819 



2,682 



2,728 



2,71*8 



do. 



80 



189 



178 



170 



172 



175 



do. 



! 25 



52 



60 



61 



63 



63 



do. 



90 



318 



506 



1*89 



1*69 



1*89 



do. 



189 



1*70 



792 



786 



809 



815 



do. 



98 



182 



201* 



225 



225 



231 



do. 



r 118 



282 



288 



235 



219 



228 



do. 



111 



365 



U36 



31*2 



392 



363 



do. 



lljO 



260 



355 



371* 



379 



381* 



do. 



836 



2,568 



2,686 



1,932 



2,1*09 



2,332 



do. 



1*1* 



127 



93 



81* 



85 



89 



do. 



30U 



753 



769 



731 



71*0 



766 



do. 



55 



29 



-18 



191* 



76 



-175 



do. 



1*1 



111 



95 



77 



60 



39 



do. 



1,192 



3.33U 



3,1*39 



2,850 



3,200 



2,873 



do. 



377 



762 



922 



91*1* 



91*9 



1,396 



do. 



815 



2,572 



2,517 



1,906 



2,251 



1,U77 



do. 



815 



1,309 



1,139 



866 



1,005 



61*2 



do. 



.28 



.92 



.88 



.71 



.80 



.53 



Pe rcent 



36 



100 



nil 



101 



109 



101* 



do. 



36 



100 



103 



85 



96 



86 



do. 



aii 



100 



116 



97 



99 



95 



do. 



80 



100 



122 



113 



121 



115 



do. 



81 



100 



120 



107 



107 



102 



do. 



90 



100 



109 



93 



91* 



90 



do. 



1*7 



100 



nli 



130 



130 



138 



do. 



I18 



100 



110 



127 



128 



11.7 



do. 



70 



100 



151 



159 



161* 



168 



do. 



l»3 



100 



98 



106 



111 



107 



1/ Preliminary. 2/ Revised. 



1*5 



121 



118 



120 



121 



