1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENUP COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 849 824 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 468 93 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 002 87 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 781 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 005 13 098 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 815 798 acres.. 36 762 32 071 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 745 acres.. 13 535 11 897 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 57 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 724 5 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 275 7 060 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 459 2 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 265 3 042 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 374 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 198 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 218 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 4 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 993 4 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 237 5 552 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 849 823 $1,000.. 3 562 1 244 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 195 1 511 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 238 Other ............................... 593 586 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 524 555 200 days or more ................... 396 408 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 443 406 number.. 10 880 8 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 341 number.. 5 358 3 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 43 number.. 321 300 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 350 number.. 4 440 4 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 35 number.. 252 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 21 number.. 463 1 000 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 3 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 68 number.. (D) 93 147 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 125 177 acres.. 1 869 2 402 bushels.. 174 204 174 704 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 22 acres.. 266 210 tons, green.. 3 729 3 755 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 0 acres.. 21 0 bushels.. 592 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 592 586 acres.. 1 524 951 pounds.. 2 720 068 1 419 782 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 21 acres.. 969 842 bushels.. 30 268 24 395 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 392 acres.. 8 964 7 414 tons, dry.. 15 762 14 519 @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. .