1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 599 596 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 911 67 058 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 306 158 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 703 1 226 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 589 21 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 189 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 564 acres.. 33 618 38 360 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 490 497 acres.. 16 154 17 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 21 acres.. 71 313 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 368 7 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 970 12 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 293 2 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 075 4 448 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 224 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 10 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 066 6 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 145 10 465 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 598 596 $1,000.. 2 409 1 817 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 028 3 048 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 221 Other ............................... 369 375 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 363 200 days or more ................... 252 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 382 number.. 11 701 11 897 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 312 number.. 5 462 4 988 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 37 number.. 886 1 372 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 362 number.. 5 103 6 004 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 62 number.. 4 453 4 555 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 65 number.. 5 805 5 953 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 134 92 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 58 number.. 636 1 181 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 129 acres.. 2 528 3 668 bushels.. 238 539 298 145 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 15 acres.. 648 601 tons, green.. 7 542 9 885 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 17 acres.. 133 315 bushels.. 4 419 13 870 Tobacco ......................farms.. 273 278 acres.. 777 540 pounds.. 1 563 813 1 037 042 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 45 acres.. 2 716 3 153 bushels.. 91 903 85 894 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 345 acres.. 9 955 9 970 tons, dry.. 19 440 17 464 @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. .