1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOYLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 742 765 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 291 103 436 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 388 156 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 421 1 158 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 868 25 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 194 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 734 acres.. 70 779 74 321 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 638 679 acres.. 30 604 29 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 17 acres.. 49 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 219 17 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 335 22 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 730 5 445 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 489 12 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 49 $100,000 or more .................... 50 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 388 13 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 477 17 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 742 766 $1,000.. 7 102 3 588 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 571 4 684 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 332 Other ............................... 423 433 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 464 200 days or more ................... 324 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 461 498 number.. 35 951 31 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 358 372 number.. 13 698 11 353 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 50 number.. 1 589 1 389 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 466 493 number.. 25 640 23 335 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 26 number.. 3 254 2 759 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 27 number.. 4 550 4 430 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 298 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 36 number.. 497 679 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 125 acres.. 3 243 3 587 bushels.. 318 761 273 733 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 100 acres.. 1 989 2 539 tons, green.. 36 042 35 927 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 25 acres.. 601 577 bushels.. 21 400 22 748 Tobacco ......................farms.. 522 530 acres.. 2 826 1 744 pounds.. 5 558 264 3 114 022 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 12 acres.. 898 598 bushels.. 35 422 9 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 506 acres.. 22 521 21 903 tons, dry.. 44 917 42 681 @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. .