1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 133 127 845 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 571 122 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 500 469 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 795 20 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 474 acres.. 79 485 77 854 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 390 acres.. 35 793 32 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 53 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 244 8 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 162 16 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 058 2 719 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 187 5 484 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 26 $100,000 or more .................... 23 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 034 6 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 819 13 880 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 509 502 $1,000.. 1 702 1 246 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 345 2 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 228 Other ............................... 294 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 308 200 days or more ................... 223 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 360 number.. 18 741 19 027 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 295 number.. 9 818 8 869 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 41 number.. 455 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 358 number.. 8 550 8 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 113 number.. 9 382 8 439 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 115 number.. 14 980 13 698 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 176 97 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 70 number.. 1 234 2 278 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 196 acres.. 10 916 9 197 bushels.. 1 192 977 863 460 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 23 acres.. 342 557 tons, green.. 5 476 6 685 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 31 acres.. 1 304 1 273 bushels.. 56 117 54 200 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 12 pounds.. (D) 8 758 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 83 acres.. 6 832 7 311 bushels.. 251 359 191 249 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 317 acres.. 16 966 15 031 tons, dry.. 31 539 26 531 @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. .