1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 798 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 864 84 750 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 635 193 120 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 600 1 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 992 21 568 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 100 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 301 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 278 300 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 777 acres.. 47 269 49 200 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 713 acres.. 18 709 18 479 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 31 acres.. 103 615 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 983 11 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 522 13 914 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 873 6 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 110 5 073 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 301 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 20 $100,000 or more .................... 20 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 320 8 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 679 10 363 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 798 810 $1,000.. 4 303 3 339 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 392 4 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 265 Other ............................... 537 545 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 526 546 200 days or more ................... 424 412 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 420 number.. 12 615 13 836 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 366 number.. 6 043 6 709 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 36 number.. 750 959 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 354 397 number.. 5 998 7 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 45 number.. 1 321 1 923 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 39 number.. 2 539 3 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 11 number.. 314 162 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 39 number.. 1 717 1 558 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 157 acres.. 2 474 2 702 bushels.. 295 131 271 814 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 45 acres.. 643 774 tons, green.. 10 103 12 508 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 143 110 bushels.. 4 390 4 260 Tobacco ......................farms.. 524 544 acres.. 1 934 1 194 pounds.. 4 067 085 2 357 834 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 26 acres.. 1 660 1 396 bushels.. 62 030 53 336 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 414 457 acres.. 11 741 11 943 tons, dry.. 21 171 22 297 @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. .