1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 647 646 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 777 115 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 348 75 621 Average per acre .........dollars.. 522 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 397 15 145 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 629 630 acres.. 42 320 45 412 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 581 612 acres.. 13 928 14 534 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 63 45 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 775 6 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 016 9 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 033 3 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 742 3 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 14 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 423 3 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 836 5 865 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 647 647 $1,000.. 3 017 2 145 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 662 3 315 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 354 Other ............................... 334 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 329 200 days or more ................... 216 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 349 361 number.. 11 788 13 485 Beef cows ..................farms.. 305 294 number.. 6 346 6 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 54 number.. 689 910 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 353 number.. 4 886 6 049 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 118 number.. 914 2 929 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 97 number.. 3 151 8 012 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 54 number.. 1 018 1 148 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 160 acres.. 1 528 2 116 bushels.. 134 238 144 162 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 18 acres.. 156 309 tons, green.. 2 349 4 721 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 115 bushels.. (D) 3 600 Tobacco ......................farms.. 502 501 acres.. 1 755 1 091 pounds.. 2 803 208 1 779 682 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 199 474 bushels.. 5 225 14 042 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 370 acres.. 10 679 10 817 tons, dry.. 19 768 17 504 @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. .