1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARRARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 984 1 021 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 061 141 754 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 976 149 186 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 1 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 025 22 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 139 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 402 429 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 949 975 acres.. 96 701 96 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 885 927 acres.. 28 852 30 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 31 acres.. 44 160 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 731 23 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 231 23 394 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 692 7 686 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 039 16 200 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 223 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 277 269 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 53 $100,000 or more .................... 58 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 920 16 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 227 16 213 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 984 1 021 $1,000.. 11 496 7 590 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 683 7 434 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 539 Other ............................... 447 482 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 556 200 days or more ................... 319 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 692 724 number.. 43 590 42 524 Beef cows ..................farms.. 541 530 number.. 17 446 15 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 83 number.. 1 428 2 827 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 681 741 number.. 29 061 32 596 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 55 number.. 2 775 3 819 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 45 number.. 4 678 7 444 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 57 83 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 54 number.. 628 959 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 131 acres.. 1 438 1 553 bushels.. 139 621 103 191 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 80 acres.. 1 285 2 712 tons, green.. 20 619 32 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 21 acres.. 238 852 bushels.. 7 070 35 912 Tobacco ......................farms.. 751 787 acres.. 4 593 2 775 pounds.. 9 431 302 5 193 750 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 581 660 acres.. 22 298 23 627 tons, dry.. 46 915 42 681 @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. .