1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 789 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 692 84 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 994 74 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 739 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 612 12 431 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 94 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 211 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 374 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 776 779 acres.. 37 402 35 755 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 741 760 acres.. 12 290 11 957 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 22 acres.. 46 211 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 495 6 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 301 8 396 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 508 3 790 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 986 2 834 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 180 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 15 $100,000 or more .................... 9 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 702 5 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 495 6 507 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 789 787 $1,000.. 3 041 1 792 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 854 2 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 311 Other ............................... 478 478 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 506 200 days or more ................... 314 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 365 329 number.. 12 063 8 220 Beef cows ..................farms.. 292 238 number.. 5 239 3 176 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 62 number.. 1 022 1 107 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 294 number.. 5 311 4 584 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 47 number.. 1 193 1 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 32 number.. 2 589 4 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 87 306 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 76 number.. 683 1 345 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 139 acres.. 957 1 411 bushels.. 84 909 118 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 22 acres.. 706 533 tons, green.. 7 977 7 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 662 682 acres.. 1 996 1 275 pounds.. 3 539 893 2 026 287 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 378 acres.. 8 943 9 136 tons, dry.. 15 408 13 029 @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. .