1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 489 1 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 189 201 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 622 85 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 862 612 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 202 16 977 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 158 196 10 to 49 acres ...................... 382 369 50 to 179 acres ..................... 630 657 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 459 1 518 acres.. 100 977 99 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 379 1 474 acres.. 37 901 43 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 19 acres.. 94 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 418 20 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 071 13 417 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 002 8 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 416 12 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 298 410 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 284 313 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 347 339 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 337 309 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 42 $100,000 or more .................... 37 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 620 14 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 825 9 399 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 490 1 565 $1,000.. 8 571 5 820 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 752 3 719 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 701 789 Other ............................... 788 774 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 788 889 200 days or more ................... 532 559 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 901 952 number.. 40 081 38 851 Beef cows ..................farms.. 708 711 number.. 18 238 15 825 Milk cows ..................farms.. 119 177 number.. 3 529 4 306 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 836 911 number.. 15 997 18 853 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 157 number.. 13 117 8 678 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 140 number.. 16 699 18 227 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 430 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 120 number.. 1 946 19 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 265 416 acres.. 4 519 7 817 bushels.. 422 825 629 074 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 75 122 acres.. 1 825 2 866 tons, green.. 34 888 45 602 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 22 acres.. 292 252 bushels.. 8 189 8 378 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 135 1 228 acres.. 3 600 2 564 pounds.. 6 474 432 4 498 185 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 28 acres.. 809 1 917 bushels.. 26 479 73 729 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 819 949 acres.. 28 085 28 687 tons, dry.. 65 090 54 227 @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. .