1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 079 1 053 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 161 133 142 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 725 104 518 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 201 812 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 810 17 064 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 244 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 524 499 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 031 1 014 acres.. 74 419 78 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 949 960 acres.. 23 080 22 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 71 acres.. 114 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 055 10 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 879 10 247 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 775 6 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 279 4 279 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 319 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 182 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 221 210 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 280 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 20 $100,000 or more .................... 17 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 140 7 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 398 7 575 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 079 1 053 $1,000.. 4 554 2 274 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 221 2 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 370 Other ............................... 682 683 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 684 716 200 days or more ................... 486 552 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 639 644 number.. 20 462 18 480 Beef cows ..................farms.. 589 563 number.. 10 769 9 045 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 36 number.. 422 636 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 609 617 number.. 8 592 9 081 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 33 number.. 742 854 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 27 number.. 1 435 1 869 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 16 number.. 263 239 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 63 number.. 906 1 474 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 132 acres.. 724 1 389 bushels.. 68 827 105 246 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 36 acres.. 303 416 tons, green.. 4 953 5 794 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 102 121 bushels.. 3 570 4 660 Tobacco ......................farms.. 768 751 acres.. 3 432 2 202 pounds.. 7 069 867 4 202 825 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 10 acres.. 271 125 bushels.. 7 480 3 598 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 632 689 acres.. 18 940 18 320 tons, dry.. 34 995 29 896 @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. .