1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAYSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 511 1 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 090 217 868 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 749 99 478 Average per acre .........dollars.. 769 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 868 17 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 156 166 10 to 49 acres ...................... 355 306 50 to 179 acres ..................... 682 719 180 to 499 acres .................... 253 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 454 1 464 acres.. 126 835 130 226 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 350 1 352 acres.. 56 180 57 513 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 353 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 167 24 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 965 16 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 405 7 526 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 762 16 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 338 433 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 294 292 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 293 329 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 321 257 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 70 $100,000 or more .................... 51 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 870 17 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 455 11 813 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 513 1 520 $1,000.. 7 843 6 933 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 184 4 561 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 571 628 Other ............................... 940 892 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 902 918 200 days or more ................... 683 666 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 879 904 number.. 39 401 36 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 739 694 number.. 17 302 15 425 Milk cows ..................farms.. 97 139 number.. 3 843 3 648 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 831 880 number.. 17 211 20 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 150 265 number.. 33 807 26 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 144 262 number.. 50 749 49 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 9 number.. 359 251 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 93 number.. (D) 1 891 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 317 496 acres.. 15 863 16 813 bushels.. 1 645 919 1 435 417 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 46 acres.. 1 660 1 588 tons, green.. 27 258 23 615 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 46 acres.. 1 374 1 972 bushels.. 51 683 67 953 Tobacco ......................farms.. 971 978 acres.. 2 406 1 670 pounds.. 4 525 026 2 906 294 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 105 acres.. 5 061 6 252 bushels.. 185 055 171 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 810 831 acres.. 33 214 30 719 tons, dry.. 66 038 57 036 @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. .