1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANCOCK COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 515 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 711 69 616 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 473 105 072 Average per acre .........dollars.. 891 797 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 616 22 870 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 219 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 497 519 acres.. 40 152 41 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 470 483 acres.. 22 557 23 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 26 acres.. 16 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 027 7 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 411 14 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 133 5 186 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 894 2 574 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 585 5 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 787 10 035 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 515 529 $1,000.. 3 127 2 354 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 073 4 449 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 171 Other ............................... 341 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 368 200 days or more ................... 248 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 235 233 number.. 8 074 6 208 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 208 number.. 4 208 3 342 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 14 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 232 number.. 3 542 3 507 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 43 number.. 7 900 7 029 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 46 number.. 17 632 14 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 177 87 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 40 number.. (D) 756 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 151 acres.. 7 211 5 910 bushels.. 949 196 617 837 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 75 57 tons, green.. 1 455 642 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 30 acres.. 2 093 1 703 bushels.. 104 377 80 022 Tobacco ......................farms.. 378 392 acres.. 1 344 852 pounds.. 2 752 347 1 600 577 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 115 acres.. 7 908 11 146 bushels.. 284 930 264 267 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 206 218 acres.. 5 107 4 708 tons, dry.. 10 435 7 798 @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. .