Boone Agriculture, 1919

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Assessed Acreage 153,792
Miles of Turnpike 200
Creameries and Cream Stations 4
Estimated Number of Tractors 16
Saw Mills 4
Crops   
Acres of Corn 17,240
Acres of Oats 1,022
Acres of Wheat 4,549
Acres of Barley 13
Acres of Rye 591
Acres of Clover Hay 527
Acres of Alfalfa Hay 1,102
All Hays and Forage 18,681
Irish Potatoes, Acres 612
Swedet Potatoes, Acres 19
Tobacco, acres 4,293
Sorghum for syrup, acres 49
Syrup Made, Gallons 2,017
Strawberries, acres 17
Blackberries, acres 35
Apples, trees 20,208
Peaches. trees 7,568
Pears, trees 2,690
Plums, trees 1,807
Cherries, trees 3,087
Grapes, vines 3,957
Livestock   
Horses 3,989
Mules 933
Jacks 17
Beef Cattle 12,126
Goats 0
Sheep 16,914
Swine 15,695
Numbers of Farms   
White Operated 1,764
Colored Operated 67
Owner or Manager Operated 1,089
Tenant Operated 742

 

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from the Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Agriculture, Labor, and Statistics of Kentucky, 1920-1921.  These figures represent a 1919 Federal Census.