1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GALLATIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 288 318 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 352 52 161 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 790 145 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 230 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 077 24 302 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 310 acres.. 20 391 26 872 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 264 301 acres.. 7 586 10 798 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 34 acres.. 41 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 149 5 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 352 16 250 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 889 3 778 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 260 1 389 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 12 $100,000 or more .................... 13 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 410 4 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 313 13 675 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 288 318 $1,000.. 2 014 2 184 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 993 6 869 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 129 Other ............................... 167 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 199 200 days or more ................... 118 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 177 number.. 5 270 5 591 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 151 number.. 2 653 2 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 372 509 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 169 number.. 2 127 2 686 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 608 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 339 319 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 18 number.. 426 370 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 46 acres.. 333 1 614 bushels.. 31 650 127 333 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 14 acres.. 221 329 tons, green.. 4 246 4 545 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 12 acres.. 78 332 bushels.. 3 085 11 215 Tobacco ......................farms.. 231 261 acres.. 1 188 889 pounds.. 2 461 632 1 747 143 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 15 acres.. 2 136 1 371 bushels.. 80 786 45 736 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 177 acres.. 3 835 6 099 tons, dry.. 7 759 10 345 @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. .