1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 171 1 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 321 302 270 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 225 185 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 888 765 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 098 30 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 458 401 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 114 1 136 acres.. 219 185 224 333 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 002 1 058 acres.. 145 802 140 364 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 33 acres.. 1 035 1 045 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 532 36 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 839 31 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 698 26 497 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 834 10 444 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 189 250 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 180 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 162 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 94 $100,000 or more .................... 142 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 192 29 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 771 24 515 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 170 1 187 $1,000.. 15 995 6 978 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 671 5 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 561 587 Other ............................... 610 600 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 663 200 days or more ................... 465 460 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 622 584 number.. 34 614 29 950 Beef cows ..................farms.. 544 506 number.. 17 507 15 902 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 22 number.. 521 228 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 620 588 number.. 21 162 17 801 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 129 number.. 20 315 20 773 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 131 number.. 31 065 33 269 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 11 number.. 188 199 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 72 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 330 464 acres.. 51 984 42 963 bushels.. 7 035 587 3 794 310 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 16 acres.. 461 330 tons, green.. 7 704 5 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 229 299 acres.. 37 199 33 863 bushels.. 2 132 645 1 598 324 Tobacco ......................farms.. 730 763 acres.. 4 355 3 221 pounds.. 9 067 522 6 119 549 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 267 363 acres.. 53 274 53 050 bushels.. 1 737 851 972 270 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 532 525 acres.. 27 072 24 938 tons, dry.. 50 066 43 725 @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. .