Table 3.- 



Large tobacco-livestock farms, KentuclQr Bluegrass: Orgaalzation, production, 

 costs, and returns, 195't- with comparisons 





: 



' Averag 



e 



: 



: 



: 



: 



Item 



: Dnit 







J 1951 



• 1952 



: 



s 1953 



; 1954 





: 1937-41 : 



1947^^9 



s 1/ 



Land In farm 



: Acre 



t 173 



173 



173 



173 



173 



173 



Cropland harvested 



: do. 



: »»3 



kh 



43 



44 



43 



43 



Plowable pasture 



: do. 



: 86 



83 



84 



83 



84 



81 



Other land 



: do. 



: hk 



U6 



46 



46 



46 



49 



Crops harvested: 

















Tobacco 



t Acre 



\ 7.k 



7.4 



7.6 



7.8 



7.2 



6.8 



Com 



: do. 



: 11.1 



9.6 



8.8 



9.3 



9.2 



9.5 



Small grain 



: do. 



: 9.0 



6.2 



5.1 



6.1 



6.9 



7.3 



Hay 



: do. 



: 15.2 



21.1 



21.6 



21.2 



20.1 



19.4 



Crop yields per harvested acre: 

















Tobacco 



: Found 



1 1,023 



1,300 



1,454 



1,467 



1,418 



1,711 



Com 



: Bushel 



: 36.4 



1*6.0 



43.0 



42.0 



46.0 



39.0 



Wheat 



: do. 



: l6.'^ 



18.3 



16.0 



21.0 



22.0 



25.0 



Hay 



: Ton 



t 1.3 



1.5 



1.3 



1.3 



1.4 



1.5 



Livestock on farms, January 1: 

















All cattle 



! Number 



: 10.0 



14.0 



15.5 



16.0 



17.5 



18.0 



Milk cows 



: do. 



: k.9 



5.8 



5.7 



5.5 



5.5 



5.7 



Beef cows 



: do. 



t .9 



2.6 



3.4 



3.8 



4.6 



5.3 



Sheep and laaba 



: do. 



: 3U.8 



23.2 



24.2 



24.0 



24.4 



23.9 



Chickens 



: do. 



« 5^ 



53 



52 



53 



52 



51 



Horses and mules 



: do. 



: U.o 



3.0 



2.4 



2.6 



2.4 



2.3 



Pigs raised 



: do. 



t 15.9 



13.6 



- 15.0 



12.6 



11.7 



12.9 



Tractora on farm 



1 do. 



: .18 



.1*1 



.60 



.65 



.69 



.72 



TottO. laboo: used 



: Hour 



1 5,880 



5,1*30 



5,340 



5,380 



5,190 



5,330 



Operator and family 



: do. 



: 3,090 



2,930 



2,930 



3,060 



2,980 



3,070 



Hired 



: do. 



: 1,390 



1,030 



950 



950 



870 



880 



Cropper 



; do. 



: 1,1*00 



1,1*70 



1,460 



1,370 



1,340 



1,380 



Total farm capital, January 1 



r DollJtr 



: llf,660 



28,600 



35,240 



38,540 



36,990 



34,870 



Land and buildings 



t do. 



! 12,J^90 



23,530 



28,540 



31,140 



29,930 



28,540 



Machinery and equipnent 



do. 



650 



1,1*00 



2,040 



2,420 



2,610 



2,770 



Livestock 



do. 



1 1,120 



2,580 



3,300 



3,770 



3,100 



2,320 



Crops for seOa, feed and seed 



do. 



UOO 



1,090 



1,360 



1,210 



1,350 



1,240 



Total cash receipts i 



Dollar 



2,506 



6,61*6 



8,192 



8,055 



7,528 



7,880 



Tobacco : 



do. 1 



1.3^ 



4,1*13 



5,364 



5,795 



5,332 



5,705 



Livestock 1 



do. : 



536 



1,51*7 



2,027 



1,518 



1,389 



1,447 



Livestock products j 



do. : 



213 



1*67 



655 



562 



558 



483 



Other, including Oovemment payments : 



do. 1 



213 



219 



146 



iflo 



249 



245 



Total cash expenditures : 



Dollar : 



1,397 



3,312 



4,015 



'»,193 



4,166 



4,386 



Feed purchased : 



do. : 



113 



237 



223 



247 



205 



224 



Livestock expense : 



do. : 



33 



67 



75 



73 



74 



78 



Crop expense : 



do. : 



128 



1*52 



561 



629 



691 



726 



Machinery : 



do. : 



297 



678 



991 



1,020 



1,045 



1,124 



Farm buildings and fences : 



do. : 



11*9 



276 



310 



338 



335 



314 



Hired labor : 



do. : 



211* 



1*70 



483 



483 



471 



495 



Cropper labor : 



do. : 



2l«0 



735 



893 



899 



830 



885 



Oeneral farm and miscellaneous : 



do. t 



223 



397 



479 



504 



515 



540 



Net cash farm Income : 



Dollar : 



1,109 



3,334 



4,177 



3,862 



3,362 



3,494 



Perquisites for cropper and hired labor : 



do. : 



78 



207 



210 



192 



1B5 



177 



Total value of perquisites : 



do. : 



370 



906 



981 



1,001 



972 



951 



Change in inventory: : 

















Crops and livestock : 



Dollar :' 



82 



70 



-296 



185 



68 



-20 



Machinery and buildings : 



do. : 



73 



169 



287 



224 



181 



139 



Het farm Incooe : 



Dollar : 



1,556 



4,272 



4,939 



5,080 



^,398 



4,387 



Charge for capital : 



Dollar : 



689 



1,378 



1,787 



1,970 



1,927 



1,813 



Return to operator and faally labor : 



Dollar : 



867 



2,894 



3,152 



3,110 



2,471 



2,574 



Purchasing power in 1937-41 dollars : 



do. : 



867 



1,474 



1,1*59 



1,427 



1,139 



1,165 



Return per hour in current dollars : 



do. : 



.28 



.99 



1.08 



1.02 



.83 



.84 



Index numbers (19l)-7-U9«100): : 

















Oross farm income t 



Percent : 



39 



100 



116 



121 



112 



116 



Het farm income : 



do. : 



36 



100 



116 



119 



103 



103 



Net farm production : 



do. : 



87 



100 



107 



112 



107 



117 



Crop yields per acre : 



do. : 



80 



100 



106 



108 



107 



123 



Production per hour of man labor : 



do. : 



81 



100 



109 



113 



112 



119 



Production per unit of input : 



do. : 



90 



100 



104 



106 



102 



109 



Operating ejqpense per unit of production : 



do. : 



U7 



100 



110 



111 



117 



113 



Total cost per unit of production : 



do. : 



k& 



100 



111 



114 



119 



113 



Power and machinery, January 1 : 



do. : 



72 



100 



117 



134 



144 



151 



Prices received for products sold : 



do. : 



1*3 



HX) 



HO 



108 



105 



99 



Prices paid, including wages to hired labor: 



do. : 



: 



h3 



100 



U5 



119 



llB 



121 



1/ Preliminary. 



