1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALDWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 534 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 807 134 929 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 751 134 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 725 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 458 30 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 519 537 acres.. 90 341 92 424 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 449 478 acres.. 49 421 47 317 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 241 15 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 032 27 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 819 6 952 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 422 8 642 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 31 $100,000 or more .................... 41 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 393 12 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 952 21 534 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 534 570 $1,000.. 5 149 3 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 643 6 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 260 Other ............................... 308 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 347 200 days or more ................... 235 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 328 number.. 14 842 15 510 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 269 number.. 6 643 6 791 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 37 number.. 886 1 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 339 number.. 7 628 8 403 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 76 number.. 16 859 26 949 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 81 number.. 28 769 37 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 209 146 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 41 number.. 594 1 095 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 158 206 acres.. 17 597 15 307 bushels.. 2 295 658 1 516 334 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 11 acres.. 703 802 tons, green.. 11 312 11 637 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 57 acres.. 6 432 3 862 bushels.. 337 531 150 624 Tobacco ......................farms.. 228 229 acres.. 987 634 pounds.. 2 170 960 1 232 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 129 acres.. 14 295 16 590 bushels.. 473 201 473 273 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 309 acres.. 13 264 12 403 tons, dry.. 24 461 21 533 @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. .