1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 537 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 373 74 381 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 579 75 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 610 11 082 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 528 acres.. 16 897 20 643 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 519 acres.. 4 178 4 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 50 46 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 426 3 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 619 6 256 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 471 2 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 955 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 6 $100,000 or more .................... 3 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 089 1 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 057 3 547 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 536 $1,000.. 2 752 1 362 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 396 2 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 190 Other ............................... 307 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 309 200 days or more ................... 183 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 135 number.. 3 413 2 610 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 89 number.. 1 509 1 201 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 27 number.. 99 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 122 number.. 1 784 1 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 47 number.. 811 1 537 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 34 number.. 2 108 2 331 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 65 number.. 450 1 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 129 acres.. 764 933 bushels.. 64 228 69 180 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 61 tons, green.. (D) 492 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 450 459 acres.. 1 616 1 023 pounds.. 2 650 745 1 659 867 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 159 acres.. 1 953 2 675 tons, dry.. 3 057 3 624 @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. .