FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. 21 
should be similar in quality. The stock-with-no-tobacco type of farm 
is the largest in area and usually much of the pasture land is hilly and 
of poor quality, hence would not be expected to utilize pasture area as 
efficiently as could be done on lands better in quality and higher in 
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price. The tobacco farms and the “ general mixed” farms would 
seem to have higher quality of land, yet there is comparatively low 
efficiency in the utilization of pasture area. These types specialize on 
crops and apparently have neglected to utilize fully pasture land. 
RELATION OF TYPE OF FARM TO CROP YIELD. 
Table XV shows for the year 1913 the yield of various crops in the 
region. 
TABLE XV.—Average yield of crops on farms of various types. 
short by drought. 
As is pointed out in Table IV, page 
The corn crop is important in proportion to 
Number | x;: ms a ss es , 
Yield of | Yield of | Yield of | Yield of | Yield of | Yield of 
Type of farm: cee de corn. tobacco. | wheat. rye. oat hay. hay. 
Bushels. | Pounds. | Bushels. | Bushels. Tons. Tons. 
Ee ea cmp icnse Sesame reg, 2 31 30.5 1,196 Nie 9.1 0. 67 1.09 
Mopac CoIstoCkmeee a see ee 61 33.1 lealat2, 14.5 10.0 94 1. 06 
General mixed..........-..----. 36 30.6 1, 093 17.0 10. 4 1. 26 ily) 
Stock with tobacco. ........-..- 31 36. 6 1,192 15.0 10.3 1. 40 98 
Stock with no tobacco.......... 18 AAI Dil lncpartseniea bore 14.5 7.14 88 . 85 
EN Sega sree fee eat AS a ee 10 29.6 1, 054 TQ G5] Be ores aes a ee 1.10 
PAM ARTNG eben al eu 187 34.5 1,132 16. 0 9.9 1.06 1.05 
12, the corn crop was cut 
