1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 071 1 093 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 966 166 376 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 635 149 268 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 961 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 166 28 282 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 127 142 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 478 473 180 to 499 acres .................... 235 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 039 1 066 acres.. 107 854 109 796 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 992 1 029 acres.. 46 862 43 551 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 124 acres.. 626 799 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 748 28 082 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 445 25 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 674 12 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 075 15 661 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 218 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 336 302 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 193 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 72 $100,000 or more .................... 66 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 640 18 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 206 16 814 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 071 1 094 $1,000.. 12 574 10 447 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 740 9 550 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 545 Other ............................... 496 548 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 562 626 200 days or more ................... 383 411 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 648 667 number.. 34 196 32 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 528 484 number.. 13 814 12 200 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 103 number.. 3 931 4 803 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 639 653 number.. 16 564 17 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 47 number.. 1 270 2 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 49 number.. 2 168 5 338 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 481 659 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 61 number.. 440 1 801 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 196 290 acres.. 7 049 5 638 bushels.. 740 407 534 731 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 102 acres.. 2 177 2 862 tons, green.. 36 424 44 603 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 44 acres.. 941 518 bushels.. 39 981 19 899 Tobacco ......................farms.. 877 896 acres.. 5 295 3 337 pounds.. 11 763 829 7 540 251 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 24 acres.. 2 245 1 403 bushels.. 80 194 44 382 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 672 716 acres.. 31 236 31 821 tons, dry.. 68 588 62 390 @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. .