1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 144 1 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 275 220 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 746 120 498 Average per acre .........dollars.. 895 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 748 26 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 248 298 50 to 179 acres ..................... 485 491 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 094 1 172 acres.. 171 941 178 947 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 959 1 064 acres.. 116 482 117 411 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 46 acres.. 965 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 198 32 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 614 26 868 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 800 21 447 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 398 11 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 277 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 206 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 259 244 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 71 $100,000 or more .................... 138 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 542 24 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 968 19 914 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 143 1 213 $1,000.. 14 928 7 820 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 060 6 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 508 561 Other ............................... 636 652 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 690 748 200 days or more ................... 529 519 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 454 number.. 17 234 14 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 357 337 number.. 6 815 5 575 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 50 number.. 1 453 1 777 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 433 number.. 9 418 9 076 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 149 number.. 26 176 29 605 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 149 number.. 50 984 50 263 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 339 142 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 41 number.. (D) 715 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 30 0 number.. 13 895 553 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 388 595 acres.. 47 026 40 805 bushels.. 5 901 958 3 843 845 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 36 acres.. 1 212 1 145 tons, green.. 16 951 19 426 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 220 acres.. 17 378 16 982 bushels.. 822 563 771 927 Tobacco ......................farms.. 472 507 acres.. 2 353 1 804 pounds.. 5 499 967 3 621 735 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 521 acres.. 52 754 58 687 bushels.. 1 874 181 1 165 849 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 348 acres.. 9 893 9 393 tons, dry.. 19 659 16 336 @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. .