1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 703 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 009 109 260 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 160 94 784 Average per acre .........dollars.. 895 609 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 362 21 895 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 353 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 713 acres.. 53 786 62 937 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 644 689 acres.. 18 398 19 101 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 74 acres.. 184 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 557 12 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 975 16 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 346 6 815 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 211 5 479 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 30 $100,000 or more .................... 26 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 660 7 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 741 10 448 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 703 733 $1,000.. 7 572 3 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 771 5 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 398 Other ............................... 327 336 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 387 402 200 days or more ................... 240 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 478 number.. 15 363 17 234 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 358 number.. 6 363 6 455 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 92 number.. 2 076 2 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 462 number.. 5 448 7 445 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 27 number.. 892 993 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 17 number.. 1 830 1 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 26 131 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 41 number.. 345 1 081 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 121 acres.. 892 1 242 bushels.. 93 183 97 601 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 50 acres.. 872 989 tons, green.. 16 481 16 276 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 51 acres.. 66 301 bushels.. 2 600 10 030 Tobacco ......................farms.. 558 585 acres.. 3 621 2 360 pounds.. 7 910 844 4 871 920 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 10 acres.. 64 167 bushels.. 3 148 4 987 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 501 acres.. 13 537 14 717 tons, dry.. 28 282 27 767 @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. .