1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 694 749 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 337 137 781 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 545 150 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 948 804 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 203 34 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 672 722 acres.. 107 990 108 390 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 684 acres.. 83 175 77 687 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 43 acres.. 1 271 648 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 411 21 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 142 29 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 167 16 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 244 5 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 53 $100,000 or more .................... 82 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 486 17 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 792 23 574 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 695 750 $1,000.. 9 198 5 505 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 235 7 341 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 384 Other ............................... 346 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 419 200 days or more ................... 281 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 235 number.. 11 619 9 349 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 191 number.. 4 828 3 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 15 number.. 1 632 742 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 227 number.. 5 909 6 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 67 number.. 11 698 8 519 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 66 number.. 21 378 18 967 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 26 number.. (D) 730 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 1 841 800 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 259 387 acres.. 38 055 29 692 bushels.. 4 236 497 2 892 212 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 12 acres.. 581 617 tons, green.. 8 555 8 742 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 180 acres.. 20 061 15 654 bushels.. 945 644 754 641 Tobacco ......................farms.. 351 412 acres.. 1 632 1 338 pounds.. 3 720 944 2 953 230 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 217 328 acres.. 29 849 33 917 bushels.. 990 705 733 873 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 231 acres.. 7 091 6 555 tons, dry.. 14 752 13 184 @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. .