1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 836 912 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 154 155 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 674 563 491 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 359 3 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 484 39 767 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 131 10 to 49 acres ...................... 287 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 727 793 acres.. 93 187 99 479 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 661 acres.. 30 047 29 511 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 76 acres.. 826 1 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 077 131 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 809 144 124 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 189 17 486 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 102 887 113 956 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 90 $100,000 or more .................... 152 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 356 131 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 537 144 893 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 837 911 $1,000.. (D) - 2 232 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 2 450 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 446 490 Other ............................... 390 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 504 200 days or more ................... 267 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 297 331 number.. 22 320 23 767 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 263 number.. (D) 10 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. (D) 156 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 302 357 number.. 20 630 19 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 2 157 2 161 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 16 number.. 3 083 4 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 5 number.. 2 995 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) 1 521 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 109 acres.. 4 024 3 997 bushels.. 503 723 358 900 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 45 acres.. 978 1 065 tons, green.. 19 112 14 439 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 35 acres.. 803 1 025 bushels.. 29 364 45 328 Tobacco ......................farms.. 484 549 acres.. 6 285 4 406 pounds.. 13 344 305 9 601 307 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 29 acres.. 1 795 1 517 bushels.. 75 972 46 311 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 367 acres.. 16 956 18 718 tons, dry.. 29 991 36 525 @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. .