Owen Agriculture, 1919

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Assessed Acreage 216,016
Miles of Turnpike 115
Creameries and Cream Stations 6
Estimated Number of Tractors 7
Number of Saw Mills 7
CROPS  
Acres of Corn 16,999
Acres of Oats 1,234
Acres of Wheat 3,854
Acres of Barley 10
Acres of Rye 468
Acres of Clover Hay 233
Acres of Alfalfa Hay 449
All Hays and Forage 16,811
Irish Potatoes, Acres 89
Sweet Potatoes, Acres 4
Tobacco, acres 9,335
Sorghum for syrup, acres 42
Syrup Made, Gallons 1,199
Strawberries, acres 1
Blackberries, acres 10
Apples, trees 17,216
Peaches. trees 5,013
Pears, trees 1,201
Plums, trees 1,746
Cherries, trees 2,139
Grapes, vines 1,125
Livestock  
Horses 5,680
Mules 986
Jacks 36
Beef Cattle 8,883
Goats 0
Sheep 35,294
Swine 9,690
Numbers of Farms  
White Operated 2,618
Colored Operated 115
Owner or Manager Operated 1,631
Tenant Operated 1,102

 

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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