1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 186 1 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 590 157 229 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 634 95 584 Average per acre .........dollars.. 727 759 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 008 17 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 118 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 250 50 to 179 acres ..................... 571 568 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 222 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 128 1 146 acres.. 100 090 96 387 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 021 1 057 acres.. 33 585 37 188 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 27 acres.. 776 173 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 523 21 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 677 17 867 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 058 5 266 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 465 16 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 261 355 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 258 237 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 236 255 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 265 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 36 $100,000 or more .................... 26 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 042 16 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 212 13 923 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 186 1 195 $1,000.. 5 851 5 228 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 933 4 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 501 508 Other ............................... 685 687 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 644 714 200 days or more ................... 490 503 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 834 830 number.. 36 699 33 150 Beef cows ..................farms.. 715 698 number.. 18 803 16 526 Milk cows ..................farms.. 94 88 number.. 1 346 1 437 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 812 813 number.. 17 008 24 982 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 152 number.. 32 511 25 000 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 150 number.. 82 742 52 321 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 16 number.. 404 129 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 83 83 number.. 4 045 3 002 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 180 281 acres.. 3 875 6 087 bushels.. 405 340 504 297 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 27 acres.. 295 573 tons, green.. 4 495 6 192 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 73 acres.. 847 1 144 bushels.. 29 024 40 018 Tobacco ......................farms.. 669 733 acres.. 1 998 1 306 pounds.. 3 669 387 2 181 767 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 49 acres.. 1 068 2 602 bushels.. 33 462 67 695 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 716 742 acres.. 25 463 25 438 tons, dry.. 53 187 45 993 @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. .