1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 264 1 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 128 248 898 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 795 219 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 553 1 140 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 846 36 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 180 155 10 to 49 acres ...................... 410 408 50 to 179 acres ..................... 403 400 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 205 1 234 acres.. 212 933 208 440 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 117 1 184 acres.. 178 766 161 794 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 60 acres.. 1 601 1 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 957 45 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 973 35 068 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 141 38 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 817 7 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 251 310 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 222 230 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 276 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 70 $100,000 or more .................... 146 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 235 29 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 622 22 906 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 264 1 288 $1,000.. 25 557 15 126 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 219 11 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 582 Other ............................... 694 706 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 713 779 200 days or more ................... 537 570 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 521 547 number.. 18 938 18 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 461 number.. 8 987 8 736 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 35 number.. 1 336 1 321 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 487 518 number.. 8 475 8 757 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 100 number.. 21 297 13 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 97 number.. 33 459 18 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 15 number.. 805 310 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 45 number.. 401 1 016 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 512 617 acres.. 78 635 63 887 bushels.. 10 934 566 7 608 251 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 21 acres.. 1 332 883 tons, green.. 25 560 13 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 97 acres.. 11 217 4 299 bushels.. 532 721 210 005 Tobacco ......................farms.. 838 855 acres.. 4 164 2 835 pounds.. 9 343 949 6 052 425 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 432 550 acres.. 79 927 80 271 bushels.. 3 160 126 2 463 904 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 456 479 acres.. 13 009 13 740 tons, dry.. 25 862 26 192 @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. .