1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 739 761 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 074 96 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 105 199 261 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 641 1 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 956 22 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 310 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 694 726 acres.. 50 419 58 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 641 667 acres.. 18 270 20 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 58 acres.. 568 376 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 563 11 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 413 14 826 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 992 6 817 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 571 4 465 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 38 $100,000 or more .................... 26 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 075 7 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 634 10 498 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 739 760 $1,000.. 6 442 4 154 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 717 5 465 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 298 Other ............................... 464 463 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 500 200 days or more ................... 340 375 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 450 number.. 16 078 18 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 357 393 number.. 8 101 8 829 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 204 244 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 394 443 number.. 9 117 10 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 24 number.. 787 564 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 17 number.. 757 1 035 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 5 number.. 414 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 41 number.. 436 835 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 96 acres.. 1 040 1 431 bushels.. 118 865 128 323 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 26 acres.. 274 820 tons, green.. 3 967 12 488 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 224 220 bushels.. 7 132 8 195 Tobacco ......................farms.. 532 546 acres.. 3 476 2 149 pounds.. 7 035 451 4 359 404 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 13 acres.. 244 682 bushels.. 8 340 15 980 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 357 431 acres.. 13 474 15 572 tons, dry.. 24 452 25 345 @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. .