1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 598 638 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 826 213 269 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 437 309 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 117 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 516 49 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 551 595 acres.. 172 387 173 256 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 547 acres.. 147 219 127 807 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 1 061 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 073 27 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 012 42 813 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 789 22 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 284 4 744 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 51 $100,000 or more .................... 104 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 933 20 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 056 32 298 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 598 637 $1,000.. 10 275 6 634 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 183 10 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 326 Other ............................... 308 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 363 200 days or more ................... 239 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 286 number.. 15 353 15 469 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 249 number.. 8 142 7 756 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 25 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 288 number.. 6 863 8 471 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 87 number.. 8 088 8 259 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 86 number.. 13 093 13 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 29 number.. 282 833 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 323 351 acres.. 67 850 53 980 bushels.. 9 343 148 6 053 463 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 12 acres.. 272 296 tons, green.. 5 100 4 557 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 78 acres.. 6 483 4 628 bushels.. 343 069 203 987 Tobacco ......................farms.. 169 176 acres.. 657 442 pounds.. 1 420 077 768 904 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 300 321 acres.. 68 475 61 823 bushels.. 2 598 230 1 759 156 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 259 acres.. 10 036 10 313 tons, dry.. 20 167 19 344 @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. .