1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BALLARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 464 433 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 913 105 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 545 171 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 740 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 832 33 826 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 423 acres.. 93 703 87 120 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 409 acres.. 69 662 62 583 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 31 acres.. 261 1 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 418 16 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 402 38 466 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 399 9 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 019 6 673 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 21 $100,000 or more .................... 67 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 610 12 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 573 29 403 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 464 432 $1,000.. 7 777 3 286 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 760 7 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 203 Other ............................... 246 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 265 200 days or more ................... 183 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 168 number.. 10 920 10 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 130 number.. 4 980 4 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 933 1 047 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 165 number.. 5 043 5 446 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 46 number.. 19 112 15 450 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 47 number.. 35 878 25 833 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 164 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) 298 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 0 number.. 3 507 170 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 162 acres.. 19 197 12 553 bushels.. 2 369 158 1 252 997 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 15 acres.. 729 756 tons, green.. 13 374 10 396 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 80 acres.. 8 958 8 640 bushels.. 495 256 375 358 Tobacco ......................farms.. 284 297 acres.. 1 506 899 pounds.. 3 290 876 1 637 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 157 203 acres.. 37 087 37 982 bushels.. 1 268 730 801 781 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 152 acres.. 7 263 6 137 tons, dry.. 17 739 12 155 @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. .