1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 99 86 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 919 10 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 110 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 795 82 598 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 422 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 333 14 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 78 79 acres.. 3 397 3 047 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 71 acres.. 1 060 964 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 23 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 611 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 167 8 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 471 597 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 140 109 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 2 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 558 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 641 6 210 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 99 87 $1,000.. (D) 136 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 28 25 Other ............................... 71 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 55 43 200 days or more ................... 35 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 56 number.. 645 444 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 42 number.. 303 225 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. 11 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 41 number.. 352 244 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 144 67 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 91 144 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. 203 474 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 42 acres.. 313 420 bushels.. 22 435 28 065 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 4 8 pounds.. 2 358 13 768 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 48 55 acres.. 504 501 tons, dry.. 806 685 @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. .