1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BREATHITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 276 296 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 602 43 737 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 496 86 419 Average per acre .........dollars.. 453 716 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 193 12 576 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 292 acres.. 12 721 9 427 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 252 286 acres.. 2 141 2 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 15 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 039 1 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 387 5 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 871 1 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 168 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 2 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 152 1 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 189 4 401 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 275 296 $1,000.. 972 144 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 535 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 92 Other ............................... 167 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 158 181 200 days or more ................... 81 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 77 number.. 1 149 843 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 54 number.. 440 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 40 41 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 51 53 number.. 383 277 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 44 number.. 287 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 26 number.. 272 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 45 number.. 546 1 082 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 93 acres.. 312 678 bushels.. 19 121 43 893 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 263 (D) tons, green.. 1 209 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 229 241 acres.. 741 587 pounds.. 1 068 047 945 122 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 15 bushels.. 0 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 65 acres.. 767 764 tons, dry.. 1 886 1 488 @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. .