1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 201 2 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 634 252 771 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 731 90 138 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 062 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 569 20 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 266 265 10 to 49 acres ...................... 580 574 50 to 179 acres ..................... 965 998 180 to 499 acres .................... 326 331 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 140 2 152 acres.. 181 648 184 612 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 998 2 070 acres.. 79 911 82 328 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 57 acres.. 105 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 365 44 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 063 20 097 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 588 15 432 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 777 29 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 297 470 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 351 405 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 442 454 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 614 500 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 251 214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 106 $100,000 or more .................... 117 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 494 29 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 952 13 131 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 200 2 233 $1,000.. 18 164 15 468 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 256 6 927 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 095 1 085 Other ............................... 1 106 1 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 158 1 244 200 days or more ................... 788 816 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 537 1 487 number.. 82 629 71 600 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 183 1 095 number.. 30 401 26 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 224 259 number.. 10 901 12 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 484 1 490 number.. 35 819 35 598 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 166 number.. 7 372 9 320 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 156 number.. 14 992 19 231 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 267 295 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 113 number.. (D) 2 298 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 423 586 acres.. 14 607 14 317 bushels.. 1 688 385 1 217 815 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 141 acres.. 3 199 4 197 tons, green.. 56 432 67 444 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 97 acres.. 2 739 2 605 bushels.. 116 668 100 039 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 605 1 624 acres.. 6 248 4 347 pounds.. 12 443 649 8 263 419 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 69 acres.. 4 898 3 997 bushels.. 207 009 127 958 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 361 1 450 acres.. 53 520 54 925 tons, dry.. 121 818 116 479 @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. .