1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELLIOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 527 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 294 67 088 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 562 70 942 Average per acre .........dollars.. 686 475 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 044 13 550 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 515 525 acres.. 21 448 21 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 511 acres.. 5 542 5 271 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 40 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 404 2 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 356 5 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 551 2 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 853 800 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 201 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 570 1 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 877 3 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 527 534 $1,000.. 2 187 1 135 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 149 2 126 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 211 Other ............................... 305 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 309 319 200 days or more ................... 203 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 230 number.. 4 651 4 343 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 182 number.. 2 680 2 210 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 33 number.. 24 74 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 197 number.. 2 119 2 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 22 number.. 44 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 124 124 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 54 number.. 249 1 035 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 71 acres.. 387 456 bushels.. 35 915 35 175 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 7 acres.. 88 80 tons, green.. 1 114 994 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 86 (D) bushels.. 3 440 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 462 464 acres.. 1 230 931 pounds.. 2 138 610 1 441 615 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 219 acres.. 4 111 3 882 tons, dry.. 8 075 6 320 @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. .