1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HART COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 582 1 518 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 455 194 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 805 90 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 793 712 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 566 20 511 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 194 195 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 789 747 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 270 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 540 1 461 acres.. 123 515 112 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 468 1 390 acres.. 44 316 41 750 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 9 acres.. 111 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 702 26 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 568 17 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 872 9 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 830 16 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 286 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 247 290 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 325 362 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 448 327 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 191 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 84 $100,000 or more .................... 59 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 962 17 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 891 11 469 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 581 1 517 $1,000.. 13 543 8 851 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 566 5 835 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 854 781 Other ............................... 728 737 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 806 833 200 days or more ................... 485 526 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 977 916 number.. 45 759 39 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 714 573 number.. 17 785 12 809 Milk cows ..................farms.. 197 257 number.. 6 336 8 253 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 938 916 number.. 18 547 18 690 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 123 number.. 5 486 9 768 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 126 number.. 18 494 13 736 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 18 number.. 482 666 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 128 number.. 1 528 3 003 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 309 488 acres.. 5 817 7 824 bushels.. 543 417 604 366 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 73 120 acres.. 1 838 2 775 tons, green.. 30 834 40 531 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 27 acres.. 683 392 bushels.. 18 038 11 169 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 262 1 202 acres.. 5 495 3 134 pounds.. 10 863 682 6 032 235 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 11 acres.. 246 318 bushels.. 6 852 11 020 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 865 895 acres.. 32 193 28 469 tons, dry.. 75 425 60 460 @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. .