Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-27
COST 26C A POUND
TO RAISE. BURLEY
State University Experts Make
Public Results of thorough
Investigation
,ey Asaoclated Presa)


was 20 cents pound and that of
dark tobacco 172 cents per pound,
according to a preliminary report
OF study Of 81 farms in the bur-
ley district and 70 in the dark to-
bacco district of the state, soon to
issued by the College of Agricul-
ture, of the University of kcntuo
Ky. The report was compiled by
w, ID. Nichols, head of the depart
mcnt of farm management of the
college and F. w. Peck. Of the Of
hcc OF farm management and eco
nolnicS OF the United States De-
partmcnt of Agriculture
The study was continued thru
the 1920 season but owing to the
Tact that the tobacco grown this
year has OF been marketed no es-
Inmates of the final cost are yet
available. according to officials of
the department. The 1919 report
is expected to be off the press
shortly after January /.
The 1910 report is considered
important by officials Of the col
lcgc and department Of agricul-
ture in connection with the report
Of the rc-ccnSuS of the hurley to-
bacco crop taken recently by the
department of agriculture and Of
licials of the ASSOCIATION and ex-
pccted To- be ready for release on
Monday, january 27. The census
" also expected to be aCcompani-
ed by statement from the Col
Icge of Agriculture estimating the
approximate cost per acre of pro-
duCng the 1920 crop.
The cost as set forth in the re-
port $ compiled from books kept
by the Isl farmers under the SIT
pcrision Of field men maintained
by the university and the depart
mcnt OF agriculture. These men
checked the books throughout the
season and followed the crop thro
the process of,stripping and mar
kctlng1 until the money was paid
in the hands Of the farmer. The
final processes were found to be
the most expensive. it was stated.
The hurley district farms were
located in Faycttc. Jessaminc.
Woodiord and the porthcrn part
OF Scott county. l'ifty-three
farms were located in the first
three counties. which the report
says represents the RICHEST of the
bluegrass soil. and the remaining
% in Scott county in the vicinity
OF Sadicville. which was taken as
representative of the rougllcr out,
lying area of the bluegrass re-
gion., or about hvc-sixths Of that
famous farming section.
The summary OF the report
shows that the 81 farms in the
hurley district contained O25.5
acres Of tobacco producing 713.-
57Z pounds. The average acreage
of per farm was IL. The 70
farms IN the dark tobacco district
area contained 90 acres af tobac-
co and produced 56O.3O1 pounds Of
tobacco. The average acreage
per farm was 81.
The summary Of the report fol-
lows:
Tobacco cost studies were
conducted ON 81 farms in the bur
ley area, covering 625.5 acres Of
tobacco, producing 71S,572 pounds
This acreage constituted approx
imatcly 8 per cent on the average
OF the total acres IN these farms.
"ln the dark tobacco area sim
liar studies were made on 70
farms, growing 679 acres and pro-
ducing 560,3Ol pounds Of tobacco.
This acreage was S.5 per cent Of
the total acres i'll these farms.
The average tobacco acreage
on the farms included in this
study i'll the hurley district was
III acres, the largest acreage was
500 and the smallest 12 In the
dark tobacco arec the acreage per
farm wa 81 acres. the largest AZ
acres and the smallest 2.5 acres.
"The highest yield per acre on
farms studied IN the hurley. dis
trict wa, 2,224 pounds; the lowest
was 2IS pounds and the average
was LA pounds. Similarly. in
the dark tobacco area, the highest
yield per acre was 1876 pounds,
the lowest 304 pounds and the av-
erage S25 pounds.
"The total cost per acre. in
Guiding land rent, on the farms
studied in the hurley district
ranged from $l63 06 to $4O3.1S,
averaging $2891O with over one
half Of the acreage being produc-
ed at between $500 and $500 per
acre, while in the dark tobacco
area the total cost per acre vari-
ed from $1OO.O3 to $3O8.l9. aver
aging $l41.76. Over one-half the