FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. 
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TABLE XII.—Showing the grouping of farms on the basis of type, the size of 
farm, the distribution of capital, and the labor income of each. 
Number | Average | Total Real | Working| Labor 
Type of farm. of size of capital estate capital income 
records. farm. | per farm.) per farm. | per farm. | per farm. 
| Acres. 
MEO ACC Oa y hess ie ict e PFO WORE RRA. SL lee 171 24,693 | $21, 729 $2, 964 $503 
MOobaCcorstoCksme Sse os seas ee eae) 61 300 34, 841 30, 069 4,772 778 
Generalimuixe deg sg eee een 36 328 43, 198 38, 540 4,658 471 
Stock with tobacco: 30. Fes isc i” 31 367 | 45,613 | 38,468 7,145 1, 202 
Stock with no tobacco. 222-2226... 25: 18 457 44,148 35, 603 8, 545 994 
Wainy ee ee a ts Re 10 163 | 22,494] 17,732 4,762 1, 931 
STANDS BBY 0 ONS pa ME cia ease a a 187 310 37, 793 32, 585 5, 208 686 — 
Tobacco, of course, occupies relatively but a small part of the 
area even of the tobacco farms, while pasture occupies from one- 
third to more than one-half of the farm area on the stock farms. 
(See figs. 11 and 12.) 
RELATION OF TYPE OF FARM TO EFFICIENCY. 
In Table XIII an important point to be observed is the relation 
between land earnings and 5 per cent interest on land values, which 
may be regarded as rent. The average of each type, except the gen- 
eral mixed type, is making something above operating expenses. The 
average of all farms shows almost a balance between land earnings 
and rent. The dairy type shows the highest profits and highest effi- 
ciency. This type is limited in its development, however, since it de- 
pends for marketing its product on the local towns and cities. The 
type not thus limited in its development which shows the highest 
efficiency is the stock-with-tobacco type. With the exception of the 
dairy farms, this type had the highest percentage of farms making 
over $500 labor income. The general mixed farms had the lowest 
efficiency and the lowest percentage of farms making this amount of 
labor income. 
TABLE XIII.—Relation of type of farm to efficiency. 
Valiclot 3 Per cent of 
Number EateaGanOe Operating | Land earn-| 5 per cent | farms with 
Type of farm. of rec- austin expense ings per |interest on] over $500 
ords. per acre. acre. land value.| labor in- 
per acre. cane 
ROWACCOME Seer Mes Meee eas 31 $28. 40 $22. 50 $5. 90 $6. 35 50 
shobacco stocks ei. 61 24. 80 19. 50 5. 30 5.00 50 
Generalimixed 3:2 22 36 22.14 NGealal 5. 03 5. 90 36 
Stock with tobacco.............. 31 28. 20 19. 70 8. 50 5. 25 58 
Stock with no tobacco........... 18 16. 97 12.60 4,37 3. 90 55 
Dairy sacany eee se mary aes ith 10 47.88 28. 82 19. 06 5. 45 70 
Average ofall...........:- 187 21.40 16. 06 5. 34 5. 25 4g 
