Bracken Agriculture, 1919

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Assessed Acreage 125,689
Miles of Turnpike 260
Creameries and Cream Stations 6
Estimated Number of Tractors 15
Saw Mills 3

CROPS

 
Acres of Corn 11,207
Acres of Oats 245
Acres of Wheat 3,385
Acres of Barley 23
Acres of Rye 469
Acres of Clover Hay 53
Acres of Alfalfa Hay 2,735
All Hays and Forage 15,858
Irish Potatoes, Acres 50
Sweet Potatoes, Acres 4
Tobacco, acres 6,793
Sorghum for syrup, acres 14
Syrup Made, Gallons 722
Strawberries, acres 2
Blackberries, acres 8
Apples, trees 15,856
Peaches. trees 8,376
Pears, trees 1,342
Plums, trees 2,608
Cherries, trees 167
Grapes, vines 3,090

Livestock

 
Horses 3,984
Mules 269
Jacks 14
Beef Cattle 7,147
Goats 0
Sheep 2,748
Swine 5,477

Numbers of Farms

 
White Operated 1,799
Colored Operated 13
Owner or Manager Operated 1,042
Tenant Operated 770

 

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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.