1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 671 651 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 810 147 220 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 596 122 325 Average per acre .........dollars.. 766 547 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 669 19 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 307 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 632 615 acres.. 75 189 75 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 540 546 acres.. 41 402 43 401 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 467 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 995 11 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 857 16 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 624 5 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 371 5 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 19 $100,000 or more .................... 29 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 681 8 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 409 12 913 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 671 652 $1,000.. 2 793 2 326 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 163 3 567 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 275 Other ............................... 404 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 416 200 days or more ................... 287 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 425 number.. 16 047 13 467 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 374 number.. 8 631 7 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 28 number.. 426 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 401 number.. 7 288 6 720 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 148 number.. 14 159 15 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 92 142 number.. 24 132 27 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 325 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 64 number.. (D) 1 173 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 265 acres.. 16 667 14 303 bushels.. 2 013 523 1 347 267 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 13 acres.. 224 494 tons, green.. 4 318 6 643 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 21 acres.. 925 1 068 bushels.. 38 866 42 322 Tobacco ......................farms.. 227 214 acres.. 673 362 pounds.. 1 140 083 584 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 162 acres.. 11 975 14 297 bushels.. 426 893 433 197 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 367 acres.. 12 314 13 449 tons, dry.. 23 678 22 287 @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. .