1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 966 947 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 904 155 437 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 440 207 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 521 1 342 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 859 21 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 251 50 to 179 acres ..................... 361 362 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 911 901 acres.. 100 565 108 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 799 827 acres.. 33 556 37 024 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 47 acres.. 245 335 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 445 26 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 587 27 637 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 022 10 321 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 423 15 852 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 179 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 230 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 71 $100,000 or more .................... 72 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 891 18 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 697 19 388 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 966 947 $1,000.. 9 346 7 218 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 675 7 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 418 Other ............................... 532 529 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 563 569 200 days or more ................... 395 414 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 665 654 number.. 43 442 44 660 Beef cows ..................farms.. 509 483 number.. 18 409 17 267 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 32 number.. 237 470 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 647 676 number.. 30 276 31 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 51 number.. 1 124 5 038 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 45 number.. 1 989 6 799 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 552 765 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 65 number.. 321 1 235 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 114 176 acres.. 2 683 4 273 bushels.. 284 884 398 209 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 41 acres.. 482 1 007 tons, green.. 7 374 17 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 29 acres.. 623 780 bushels.. 14 763 36 286 Tobacco ......................farms.. 640 658 acres.. 4 784 3 170 pounds.. 10 085 866 6 186 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 15 acres.. 674 609 bushels.. 21 759 18 448 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 527 609 acres.. 25 875 28 311 tons, dry.. 52 061 45 773 @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. .