Table U.- Area-type tobacco-llTeatock farms, Kentucky Bluegraae: Organization, production, 



costs, and rettirns, 19?'^ vltta comparlBons 







' Average 



: 



: 



; 



: 



Item 



: Unit 







J 1951 



: 1952 



: 1953 



: 



J 1954 





: 1937-41 J 



19it7-49 



: 1/ 



Land In farm 



: Acre 



: 110 



113 



113 



113 



113 



113 



Cropland barveated 



: do. 



: 28 



30 



30 



31 



30 



30 



Plowable pasture 



: do. 



: 5^ 



5"* 



su 



53 



54 



52 



Other land 



: do. 



: 28 



29 



29 



29 



29 



31 



Crops harvested: 

















Tobacco 



: Acre 



: 5.3 



5.3 



5.5 



5.6 



5.2 



"^.9 



Com 



: do. 



: 7.7 



6.7 



6.3 



6.5 



6.4 



6.7 



Small grain 



: do. 



: 5.1 



3.5 



2.9 



3.6 



4.0 



4.2 



Hay 



: do. 



: 10.3 



15.0 



15.2 



15.4 



14.5 



14.0 



Crop yields per barrested acre: 



: 















Totecco 



: Pound 



i 995 



1,273 

 44.7 



1,430 



41.7 



1,438 



1,381 



1,670 



Corn 



: Bushel 



: 35.5 



41.2 



45.0 



38.0 



Wheat 



: do. 



: 16.U 



18.3 



16.0 



21.0 



22.0 



25.0 



Hay 



: Ton 



: 1-3 



1.5 



1.3 



1.3 



1.5 



1.5 



Livestock on farms, January 1: 



; 















All cattle 



: Number 



': 7.2 



10.2 



11.2 



11.5 



12.5 



12.8 



Milk cows 



: do. 



: 3.9 



'♦.9 



'^.9 



4.8 



4.7 



4.9 



Beef cows 



: do. 



I .5 



1.5 



2.0 



2.3 



2.7 



3.1 



Sheep and lambs 



: do. 



! 21.7 



13.9 



14.4 



14.3 



14.3 



14.0 



Chickens 



: do. 



! 50 



1*9 



48 



49 



48 



47 



Horses and mules 



; do. 



! 3.1 



2.7 



2.1 



2.2 



2.0 



1.9 . 



Pigs raised 



: do. 



11.3 



11.4 



12.0 



10.2 



9.6 



10.5 



Tractors on farm 



: do. 



.09 



.28 



.40 



.44 



.47 



.49 



Total labor used 



; Hour 



U,380 



4,190 



4,120 



4,130 



3,960 



'»,070 



Operator and family 



! do. 



2,930 



2,810 



2,800 



2,870 



2,770 



2,850 



Hired 



; do. 



770 



620 



550 



550 



500 



510 



Cropper 



; do. 



680 



760 



770 



710 



690 



710 



Total farm capital, January 1 



Dollar 



9,W*0 



19,050 



23,350 



25,530 



24,510 



23,060 



Land and buildings 



do. i 



7,900 



15,370 



18,610 



20,320 



19,530 



18,620 



Machinery and equipment : 



do. ; 



WtO 



970 



1,390 



1,640 



1,790 



1,900 



Livestock 1 



do. : 



820 



1,930 



2,400 



2,710 



2,230 



1,660 



Crops for sale, feed and seed ; 



do. : 



280 



780 



950 



860 



960 



880 



Total cash receipts 1 



Dollar : 



1,687 



4,686 



5,821 



5,709 



5,282 



5,505 



Tobacco ! 



do. : 



1,065 



3,134 



3,819 



4,077 



3,750 



4,013 



Livestock ! 



do. : 



335 



1,030 



1,353 



1,019 



924 



962 



Livestock products i 



do. : 



162 



4i8 



574 



524 



513 



443 



Other, Including Government payments : 



do. : 



125 



104 



75 



89 



95 



87 



Total cash expenditures : 



Dollnr : 



851 



2,118 



2,591 



2,731 



2,679 



2,819 



Feed purchased : 



do. : 



80 



189 



208 



238 



160 



178 



Livestock expense : 



do. ! 



25 



52 



58 



57 



56 



60 



Crop expense ; 



do. : 



90 



318 



397 



439 



480 



506 



Machinery t 



do. : 



189 



470 



685 



722 



745 



792 



Farm buildings and fences t 



do. : 



98 



182 



203 



221 



218 



204 



Hired labor : 



do. : 



118 



282 



281 



280 



273 



288 



Cropper labor : 



do. : 



m 



365 



444 



443 



408 



436 



General farm and miscellaneous : 



do. : 



11*0 



260 



315 



331 



339 



355 



Ret cash farm Income : 



Dollar : 



836 



2,568 



3,230 



2,978 



2,603 



2,686 



Perquisites for cropper and hired labor : 



do. : 



kk 



127 



111 



101 



97 



93 



Total value of perquisites : 



do. : 



30U 



753 



791 



813 



788 



769 



Change in inventory: : 

















Crops and livestock : 



DollAr : 



55 



29 



-215 



123 



32 



-18 



Mewhlnery and buildings : 



do. : 



41 



111 



186 



163 



131 



95 



Net farm Income : 



Dollar : 



1,192 



3,334 



3,883 



3,976 



3,457 



3,439 



Charge for capital : 



Dollar : 



kk3 



920 



1,187 



1,308 



1,280 



1,202 



Return to operator and family labor : 



Dollar : 



7U7 



2,4l4 



2,696 



2,668 



2,177 



2,237 



Purchasing power in 1937-^1 dollars : 



do. : 



747 



1,228 



1,248 



1,224 



1,003 



1,012 



Return per hour in current dollars : 



do. : 



.25 



.86 



.96 



.93 



.79 



.78 



Index numbers ( 19U7-'^>100) : t 

















Gross farm Income : 



Percent : 



36 



100 



117 



122 



112 



U4 



Het farm income : 



do. : 



36 



100 



116 



119 



104 



103 



Het farm production : 



do. : 



8k 



100 



108 



112 



107 



116 



Crop yields per acre : 



do. : 



80 



100 



107 



108 



106 



122 



Production per hour of man labor : 



do. : 



81 



100 



HO 



113 



113 



120 



Production ■per unit of input : 



do. : 



90 



100 



105 



108 



102 



S 



Operating expense per \mlt of production : 



do. : 



U7 



100 



110 



112 



U7 



Total cost per unit of production : 



do. 1 



k6 



100 



110 



112 



118 



112 



Power and machinery, January 1 : 



do. : 



70 



100 



116 



132 



143 



151 



Prices received for products sold : 



do. : 



1*3 



100 



109 



108 



105 



98 



Prices paid, including wages to hired labor: 



do. : 



1*5 



100 



115 



118 



118 



121 



1/ Preliminary. 



