1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 767 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 033 89 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 241 124 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 343 1 110 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 685 21 392 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 189 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 362 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 728 acres.. 59 467 56 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 657 679 acres.. 19 460 19 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 43 acres.. 80 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 659 10 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 808 13 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 737 4 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 922 6 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 21 $100,000 or more .................... 16 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 799 7 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 759 9 609 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 768 758 $1,000.. 2 932 2 656 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 817 3 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 233 227 Other ............................... 534 532 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 532 550 200 days or more ................... 425 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 465 number.. 18 797 16 467 Beef cows ..................farms.. 399 336 number.. 8 199 6 069 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 65 number.. 1 519 1 931 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 474 456 number.. 10 952 11 128 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 37 number.. 212 717 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 23 number.. 799 1 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 67 147 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 36 number.. 539 587 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 72 acres.. 460 1 254 bushels.. 48 634 110 357 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 33 acres.. 653 820 tons, green.. 10 236 10 315 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 46 78 bushels.. 1 632 1 750 Tobacco ......................farms.. 505 512 acres.. 2 220 1 342 pounds.. 3 958 293 2 530 461 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 447 498 acres.. 17 049 16 530 tons, dry.. 34 884 28 214 @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. .