1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 986 1 025 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 831 118 340 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 027 72 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 758 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 053 13 954 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 136 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 460 487 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 953 998 acres.. 44 398 44 453 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 890 936 acres.. 12 133 11 810 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 19 acres.. 105 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 025 8 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 167 8 225 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 955 3 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 070 4 628 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 286 422 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 235 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 208 206 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 12 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 393 5 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 484 5 755 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 986 1 025 $1,000.. 2 814 2 033 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 854 1 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 367 Other ............................... 601 658 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 570 638 200 days or more ................... 397 450 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 473 510 number.. 10 633 10 321 Beef cows ..................farms.. 385 398 number.. 5 237 5 087 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 35 number.. 337 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 421 467 number.. 4 945 6 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 60 number.. 458 773 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 28 number.. 546 1 393 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 123 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 103 number.. 55 162 157 063 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 180 acres.. 982 1 780 bushels.. 92 640 137 416 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 16 acres.. 262 198 tons, green.. 4 412 3 223 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 750 791 acres.. 2 273 1 486 pounds.. 4 185 755 2 288 201 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 430 acres.. 9 335 8 600 tons, dry.. 15 437 12 312 @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. .