1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 212 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 836 32 302 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 059 110 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 721 15 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 199 acres.. 9 465 11 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 154 acres.. 2 888 3 105 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 504 4 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 246 18 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 173 398 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 331 3 837 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 5 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 244 3 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 229 16 073 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 213 236 $1,000.. (D) 546 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 312 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 73 Other ............................... 151 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 162 200 days or more ................... 118 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 154 number.. 4 002 3 236 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 122 number.. 2 004 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 155 number.. 1 965 1 958 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 10 number.. 88 59 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 116 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 34 acres.. 233 255 bushels.. 24 637 21 958 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 41 tons, green.. (D) 620 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 20 18 acres.. 52 36 pounds.. 77 867 38 014 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 131 acres.. 2 556 2 769 tons, dry.. 4 430 4 562 @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. .