1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ESTILL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 499 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 310 68 915 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 081 75 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 954 634 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 225 12 348 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 481 476 acres.. 29 768 28 776 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 446 acres.. 9 732 9 895 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 10 acres.. 4 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 181 3 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 383 7 995 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 598 2 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 583 1 928 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 4 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 813 2 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 657 4 882 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 498 493 $1,000.. 1 111 916 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 231 1 857 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 180 Other ............................... 305 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 282 313 200 days or more ................... 215 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 291 number.. 8 504 7 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 240 number.. 4 266 3 611 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 30 number.. 66 168 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 271 number.. 3 920 4 104 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 80 number.. 1 094 2 283 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 69 number.. 1 465 2 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 64 number.. 472 1 638 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 146 acres.. 1 890 2 215 bushels.. 160 944 156 870 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 17 acres.. 177 205 tons, green.. 1 337 2 779 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 58 bushels.. (D) 1 682 Tobacco ......................farms.. 356 344 acres.. 1 107 727 pounds.. 1 966 454 1 193 616 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 12 acres.. 790 219 bushels.. 25 628 7 243 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 283 acres.. 6 215 6 774 tons, dry.. 11 260 9 761 @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. .