1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 164 203 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 829 93 013 Average size of farm .......acres.. 590 458 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 610 803 338 856 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 040 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 847 58 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 150 194 acres.. 86 174 81 962 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 139 175 acres.. 76 223 67 683 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 919 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 617 12 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 715 60 643 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 445 11 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 172 1 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 29 $100,000 or more .................... 51 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 962 8 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 940 42 541 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 164 202 $1,000.. 7 842 3 377 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 815 16 720 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 127 Other ............................... 53 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 101 200 days or more ................... 40 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 53 79 number.. 2 954 3 346 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 65 number.. 1 351 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 80 number.. 1 702 1 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 30 number.. 2 145 3 643 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 30 number.. 3 667 5 211 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 133 155 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 85 96 acres.. 20 955 13 758 bushels.. 2 988 098 1 654 481 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 83 acres.. 11 996 9 454 bushels.. 644 038 432 553 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 12 (D) pounds.. 22 998 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 114 145 acres.. 51 922 49 539 bushels.. 2 033 596 1 423 123 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 49 acres.. 1 441 1 690 tons, dry.. 3 186 3 250 @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. .