1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 810 1 748 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 206 221 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 880 116 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 759 20 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 201 216 10 to 49 acres ...................... 533 461 50 to 179 acres ..................... 693 719 180 to 499 acres .................... 311 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 735 1 667 acres.. 162 888 152 678 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 578 1 540 acres.. 84 698 77 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 23 acres.. 22 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 384 30 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 759 17 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 260 11 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 124 18 838 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 415 523 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 340 346 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 353 350 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 379 279 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 54 $100,000 or more .................... 79 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 294 23 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 184 13 639 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 810 1 747 $1,000.. 10 921 7 552 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 034 4 323 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 747 697 Other ............................... 1 063 1 051 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 087 1 085 200 days or more ................... 825 816 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 098 1 073 number.. 49 982 46 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 892 864 number.. 21 029 18 261 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 114 number.. 3 887 4 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 021 1 025 number.. 22 299 23 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 205 261 number.. 21 317 21 754 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 203 254 number.. 38 717 38 058 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 18 number.. 1 307 515 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 165 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 469 584 acres.. 28 049 24 863 bushels.. 3 143 659 2 183 331 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 87 101 acres.. 2 596 3 778 tons, green.. 43 353 57 317 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 128 acres.. 5 870 5 090 bushels.. 235 548 219 905 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 101 1 113 acres.. 2 802 1 788 pounds.. 5 248 648 3 170 815 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 170 172 acres.. 18 348 13 798 bushels.. 714 282 438 282 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 948 948 acres.. 34 310 33 492 tons, dry.. 73 778 63 376 @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. .