Table 2.- Medlvm tobacco-livestock farms, Kentucky Bluegrass: Organization, production, 

 costs, and returns, 195'* with comparisons 







: Average 











Item 



: Dnlt 





, 



1 1951 



': 1952 



i 1953 



': 1951* 





: 1937-Ul : 



■1$4Y-1*9 ' 



: 1/ 



Land In farm 



: Acre 



': 95 



95 



95 



95 



95 



95 



Cropland harvested 



: do. 



: 2U 



26 



26 



27 



26 



26 



Plonable pasture 



: do. 



: hi 



^^5 



44 



h3 



44 



V3 



Other land 



: do. 



: 2k 



24 



25 



25 



25 



26 



Crops harvested: 

















Tobacco 



: Acre 



': k.7 



4.8 



5.0 



5.0 



4.6 



4.4 



Com 



: do. 



: 6.9 



6.0 



5.7 



5.9 



5.7 



6.0 



Snail grain 



: do. 



: 3.2 



2.1 



1.9 



2.3 



2.7 



2.8 



Hay 



: do. 



9.h 



13.3 



13.3 



13.8 



13.1 



12.6 



Crop yields per harvested acre: 

















Tobacco 



: Pound 



: 982 



1,24S 



1,396 



l,4o8 



1,365 



1,626 



Com 



: Bushel 



3»*.6 



43.8 



41.0 



40.0 



44.0 



38.0 



Wheat 



: do. 



: 16.4 



18.3 



16.0 



21.0 



22.0 



25.0 



Hay 



: Ton 



: 1.3 



1.5 



1.3 



1.3 



1.5 



1.6 



Livestock on farms, January 1: 

















All cattle 



: Number 



': 6.8 



9.9 



11.0 



11.3 



12.3 



12.5 



Milk covB 



: do. 



: 3.7 



5.2 



5.1* 



5.2 



5.1 



5.3 



Beef COVB 



: do. 



: .6 



1.6 



2.0 



2.3 



2.5 



2.7 



Sheep and lambs 



: do. 



: 20.8 



9.8 



10.2 



10.1 



10.0 



9.8 



Chickens 



: do. 



: 51 



1*9 



48 



49 



48 



1*7 



Horses and mules 



: do. 



: 2.9 



2.5 



2.0 



2.0 



1.9 



1.8 



Pigs raised 



: do. 



: 10.8 



10.4 



11.4 



9.9 



9.0 



10.2 



Tractors on farm 



: do. 



: .04 



.22 



.32 



.35 



.37 



.39 



Total labor used 



: Hour 



4,060 



3,960 



3,900 



3,890 



3,710 



3,820 



Operator and family 



do. 



2,910 



2,850 



2,850 



2,900 



2,770 



2,860 



Hired 



. do. 



640 



540 



480 



470 



440 



440 



Cropper 



: do. 



510 



570 



570 



520 



500 



520 



Total farm capital, January 1 



Dollnr 



8,070 



15,900 



19,510 



21,360 



20,490 



19,210 



Land and buildings 



do. 



6,670 



12,540 



15,200 



16,620 



15,960 



15,200 



Machinery and equipment 



do. 



370 



850 



1,210 



1,1*30 



1,570 



1,680 



Livestock 



do. 



780 



1,810 



2,250 



2,550 



2,100 



1.550 



Crops for sale, feed and seed 



do. 



250 



700 



850 



760 



860 



780 



Total cash receipts 



Dollnr 



1,481 



i*,109 



5,201 



5,109 



4,689 



4,878 



Tobacco 



do. 



935 



2,742 



3,388 



3,565 



3,280 



3,509 



Livestock 



do. 



293 



879 



1,164 



926 



806 



842 



Livestock products 



do. 



157 



444 



606 



582 



569 



1*93 



Other, including Government payments 



do. 



96 



44 



1*3 



36 



32 



31* 



Total cash expenditures 



Dollar 



695 



1,776 



2,193 



2,322 



2,261 



2,387 



Feed purchased 



do. 



75 



210 



249 



277 



187 



214 



Livestock expense 



do. 



23 



U9 



51* 



51* 



53 



57 



Crop expense 



do. 



79 



279 



351 



384 



416 



444 



Machinery 



do. 



152 



402 



593 



641 



662 



698 



Farm buildings and fences 



do. 



79 



140 



157 



172 



170 



158 



Hired labor 



do. 



96 



248 



243 



243 



237 



249 



Cropper labor 



do. 



70 



229 



280 



272 



250 



268 



General farm and miscellaneous 



do. 



119 



219 



266 



279 



286 



299 



Het cash farm income : 



Dollar 



786 



2,333 



3,008 



2,787 



2,428 



2,491 



Perquisites for cropper and hired labor 



do. : 



30 



85 



85 



77 



71* 



71 



Total value of perquisites : 



db. : 



262 



689 



736 



761 



738 



719 



Change in inventory: : 

















Crops and livestock : 



Dollar : 



h5 



3 



-203 



138 



20 



-17 



Machinery and buildings : 



do, : 



29 



90 



156 



157 



122 



84 



Het farm income : 



Dollar ': 



1,112 



3,030 



3,612 



3,766 



3,234 



3,206 



Charge for capital : 



Dollnr : 



382 



771 



995 



1,099 



1,071* 



1,004 



Return to operator and family labor : 



Dollar : 



730 



2,259 



2,617 



2,667 



2,160 



2,202 



Purchasing pover in 1937-1*1 dollars : 



do. : 



730 



1,11*9 



1,212 



1,223 



'?! 



996 



Return per hour in current dollars : 



do. : 



.25 



.79 



.92 



.92 



.77 



Index numbers ( 1947-1^9=100 ) : : 

















Gross farm income : 



Percent : 



37 



100 



119 



125 



113 



116 



Het farm inccme : 



do. : 



37 



100 



119 



124 



107 



106 



Het farm production : 



do. : 



85 



100 



109 



114 



109 



119 



Crop yields per acre : 



do. : 



80 



100 



107 



108 



107 



122 



Production per hour of man labor : 



do. : 



83 



100 



111 



U6 



116 



123 



Production per unit of input : 



do. : 



90 



100 



106 



109 



104 



UO 



Operating expense per unit of production : 



do. : 



U7 



100 



110 



UO 



116 



U4 



Total cost per unit of production : 



do. : 



hi 



100 



109 



109 



U6 



no 



Power and machinery, January 1 



do. : 



67 



100 



116 



131 



142 



151 



Prices received for products sold 



do. : 



»*3 



100 



110 



109 



105 



97 



Prices paid, including wages to hired labor 



do. : 



46 



100 



115 



117 



117 



120 



1/ Preliminary. 



