1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 747 777 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 409 86 085 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 553 73 193 Average per acre .........dollars.. 817 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 355 13 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 120 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 244 233 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 721 748 acres.. 41 192 46 328 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 680 705 acres.. 14 713 16 003 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 83 116 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 709 8 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 998 11 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 012 3 184 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 698 5 579 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 27 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 965 5 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 324 7 148 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 747 776 $1,000.. 3 378 3 221 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 522 4 150 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 382 Other ............................... 422 395 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 443 200 days or more ................... 266 273 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 458 488 number.. 18 271 20 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 347 367 number.. 8 999 9 360 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 66 number.. 1 189 1 588 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 430 463 number.. 7 541 9 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 127 number.. 1 894 5 486 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 127 number.. 5 836 13 492 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 10 number.. 200 312 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 59 number.. 424 1 301 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 133 acres.. 644 1 329 bushels.. 57 485 95 119 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 59 acres.. 553 927 tons, green.. 8 796 14 987 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 5 acres.. 289 127 bushels.. 10 130 5 765 Tobacco ......................farms.. 549 598 acres.. 1 435 1 033 pounds.. 2 590 934 1 677 319 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 9 acres.. 181 424 bushels.. 4 993 14 335 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 394 451 acres.. 12 171 12 430 tons, dry.. 24 277 19 682 @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. .