1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAIR COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 482 1 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 858 174 127 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 568 86 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 816 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 855 18 424 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 167 180 10 to 49 acres ...................... 359 330 50 to 179 acres ..................... 645 688 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 438 1 455 acres.. 113 273 102 966 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 357 1 383 acres.. 45 175 44 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 14 acres.. 97 296 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 543 23 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 260 15 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 667 6 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 877 16 584 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 294 401 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 273 300 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 314 308 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 354 274 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 62 $100,000 or more .................... 57 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 893 16 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 082 10 835 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 481 1 490 $1,000.. 8 511 7 261 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 747 4 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 697 723 Other ............................... 785 768 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 818 821 200 days or more ................... 569 534 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 966 933 number.. 45 825 39 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 714 622 number.. 17 874 12 858 Milk cows ..................farms.. 163 226 number.. 7 310 8 994 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 921 915 number.. 19 426 18 310 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 139 number.. 3 690 5 976 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 130 number.. 7 082 12 342 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 13 number.. (D) 358 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 93 number.. 1 379 1 818 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 268 408 acres.. 8 561 8 818 bushels.. 784 151 670 446 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 106 124 acres.. 2 995 3 368 tons, green.. 43 715 50 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 24 acres.. 706 465 bushels.. 17 558 19 710 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 136 1 154 acres.. 3 095 1 999 pounds.. 5 475 347 3 498 707 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 319 (D) bushels.. 12 122 4 430 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 859 903 acres.. 32 534 30 671 tons, dry.. 66 222 57 426 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .