1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARLISLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 320 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 966 84 620 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 701 150 019 Average per acre .........dollars.. 797 676 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 561 31 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 350 acres.. 66 469 69 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 286 321 acres.. 50 036 46 064 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 56 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 960 12 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 124 34 531 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 650 7 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 309 5 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 26 $100,000 or more .................... 46 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 116 9 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 113 25 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 320 377 $1,000.. 4 559 2 849 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 248 7 558 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 142 Other ............................... 189 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 250 200 days or more ................... 146 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 168 number.. 6 667 8 464 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 125 number.. 2 662 2 967 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 962 1 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 166 number.. 3 116 4 844 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 71 number.. 16 384 13 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 74 number.. 28 565 21 080 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 8 number.. 237 196 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 14 number.. 120 212 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 159 acres.. 21 238 15 611 bushels.. 2 680 849 1 619 481 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 22 acres.. 627 600 tons, green.. 7 662 8 717 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 49 acres.. 5 457 4 299 bushels.. 273 675 197 514 Tobacco ......................farms.. 119 135 acres.. 436 301 pounds.. 928 301 522 352 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 125 158 acres.. 22 096 22 338 bushels.. 804 090 558 622 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 144 acres.. 4 556 6 416 tons, dry.. 9 295 14 148 @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. .