FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. 95 
Table XX shows the diversity that corresponds to highest effi- 
ciency on each type of farm. It is evident from this table that there 
could be no general increase in efficiency through increase in diversity, 
since the diversity which gives highest efficiency is about equal to the 
average for each type. There is as much liability to lose through 
overdiversity as through underdiversity. The average farm of 
each type has no doubt about the diversity it should have. 
TABLE XX.—Showing the diversity index that corresponds to maximum effi- 
ciency on various types of farms. 
a | Diversity 
umber . index corre- P 
Type. Of 1s, pueigt sponding to verse 
records. | : highest VASE 
efficiency. 
Acres. 
ROW ACCO Prete iatehcts ets ee Stee Aa aid Sree ia ee Pe ne ic tne fe na aes | 31 | 174 2.4 D8 
AMLODACCOS LOC Kes tea io ete eee ee Se pee Ae cee Be 61 | 344 4.6 3.4 
(GIN LE am 2K Lae e ce cae ere elas Wy A cme Ln Ree Ana ect eM 36 256 3.8 4.6 
Stockawilithacob accom aet eee ae eee eee et 31 | 316 3.6 4.1 
StockswaltlyemOlto bacco mane aera ee eee 18 | 683 2.0 OAS} 
COST OF PRODUCTION. 
In Table XXI are shown the average unit value and cost of 
production for several important enterprises. In arriving at these 
figures every item of expense, including the cost of operator’s labor 
and management and of rent has been counted. Values have been de- 
termined by current market prices. 
TABLE XXI.—Unit cost and value for several important enterprises on the 
different types of farms for the year 1918. 
Productive 
Corn, per | Tobacco, per| Wheat, per| Rye, per | Meadowhay,| live stock, 
Num-| bushel. | pound. bushel. bushel. per ton. | animal unit 
Type of farm. | ber of basis. 
records. 
Cost.| Value.| Cost. |Value. |Cost.| Value.|Cost.| Value.| Cost. | Value.) Cost. | Value 
Tobacco.-..-.... 31/$0. 76} $0. 76)$0. 113} $0. 118)$0. 73} $0. 98/$1. 33) $0. 84 $16. 67) $16. 06/$48. 51) $42. 40 
Tobacco stock. . 61) 71 eO|f eee23 119) .88 - 98} 1. 04 . 84; 16.00} 16.06) 39.75} 47. 66 
General mixed.. BO 568 Ol LOO eel6|) vendo - 98} 1.01 . 84) 15.27) 16.06) 47.92) 47.73 
Stock with to- 
ACCOR eee 31] .65 - 76] 120; 127) .84 - 98} 1.01 .84| 18.94) 16.06) 44.86) 54.93 
Stock with no 
tobacco......- 18} .64 SV00|Csecis Seeks -98 . 98] 1. 22 . 84) 22.50} 16.06) 41.96} 53. 49 
ID ainyee eyes 10; .81 Ol eel 2 anon OF tO OS Bema . 84] 18.16} 16.06} 66. 24} 100. 88 
Av. ofall... 187} .68 SAG epeelZidlinn eels eee SO . 98) 1.05 .84| 17.75| 16.06) 44.41) 52.55 
The enterprises are usually so dependent on each other, and their 
place in the farm organization so related to the utilization of labor 
and to other factors, that the distribution of costs is a difficult mat- 
ter. In fact, no system has as yet been devised which can be said 
to make this distribution in any but an approximately correct man- 
