1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLEMING COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 232 1 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 859 204 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 646 103 489 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 851 24 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 154 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 209 50 to 179 acres ..................... 520 524 180 to 499 acres .................... 299 365 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 192 1 269 acres.. 129 809 129 354 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 149 1 213 acres.. 51 037 51 570 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 26 acres.. 129 245 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 159 30 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 409 23 230 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 720 10 267 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 439 20 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 203 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 240 245 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 345 281 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 192 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 130 136 $100,000 or more .................... 83 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 025 20 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 954 15 895 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 231 1 306 $1,000.. 12 933 9 508 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 506 7 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 665 720 Other ............................... 567 588 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 658 680 200 days or more ................... 399 413 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 861 892 number.. 47 824 44 603 Beef cows ..................farms.. 622 588 number.. 16 238 14 706 Milk cows ..................farms.. 173 249 number.. 7 939 10 412 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 836 876 number.. 24 518 21 461 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 90 number.. 2 195 6 466 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 78 number.. 11 091 9 746 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 27 number.. 333 1 891 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 76 number.. 1 024 2 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 331 472 acres.. 6 717 8 018 bushels.. 666 257 674 521 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 152 221 acres.. 3 458 4 484 tons, green.. 57 500 67 672 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 52 acres.. 580 981 bushels.. 17 037 32 642 Tobacco ......................farms.. 980 1 027 acres.. 5 704 3 380 pounds.. 11 136 662 6 314 869 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 28 acres.. 1 981 1 202 bushels.. 59 514 36 552 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 808 880 acres.. 35 992 35 588 tons, dry.. 86 307 76 524 @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. .