1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 209 1 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 811 147 784 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 840 76 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 779 665 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 367 18 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 153 188 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 564 598 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 183 1 227 acres.. 90 964 92 805 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 113 1 166 acres.. 37 082 36 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 52 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 755 20 087 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 476 15 968 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 918 7 786 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 838 12 301 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 251 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 301 300 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 329 303 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 59 $100,000 or more .................... 38 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 327 13 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 677 10 670 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 209 1 258 $1,000.. 9 209 7 283 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 617 5 789 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 584 660 Other ............................... 625 598 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 663 668 200 days or more ................... 426 405 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 799 828 number.. 34 727 33 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 637 594 number.. 15 425 13 503 Milk cows ..................farms.. 116 158 number.. 4 395 4 673 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 800 823 number.. 16 186 16 856 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 143 number.. 1 945 5 002 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 126 number.. 4 634 8 416 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 13 number.. (D) 431 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 68 number.. 550 1 500 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 20 number.. 527 700 1 443 909 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 236 433 acres.. 5 453 6 994 bushels.. 547 935 588 236 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 87 acres.. 1 075 1 741 tons, green.. 17 350 27 172 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 42 acres.. 452 672 bushels.. 17 980 23 842 Tobacco ......................farms.. 958 1 016 acres.. 3 395 2 330 pounds.. 6 559 180 4 441 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 36 acres.. 962 1 416 bushels.. 31 410 50 031 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 740 781 acres.. 27 683 24 606 tons, dry.. 56 080 48 375 @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. .