1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOPKINS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 617 620 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 828 144 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 474 167 189 Average per acre .........dollars.. 897 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 906 35 860 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 586 acres.. 103 465 103 806 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 510 509 acres.. 72 179 67 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 51 345 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 147 14 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 654 23 761 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 442 11 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 705 3 676 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 27 $100,000 or more .................... 45 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 040 10 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 297 17 422 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 619 620 $1,000.. 5 692 3 922 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 195 6 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 248 Other ............................... 369 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 353 200 days or more ................... 268 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 348 number.. 12 023 10 814 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 324 number.. 6 750 5 905 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. 13 89 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 313 335 number.. 4 894 5 078 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 76 number.. 26 666 12 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 79 number.. 32 665 16 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 382 220 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. (D) 972 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 219 286 acres.. 27 407 20 661 bushels.. 3 246 053 2 153 690 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 4 acres.. 177 253 tons, green.. 3 746 3 170 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 46 acres.. 2 651 2 664 bushels.. 135 393 124 364 Tobacco ......................farms.. 101 96 acres.. 318 252 pounds.. 627 858 383 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 179 202 acres.. 30 697 33 447 bushels.. 1 166 562 928 843 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 311 acres.. 12 054 11 612 tons, dry.. 19 514 18 775 @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. .