1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 564 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 709 55 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 79 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 953 170 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 392 2 034 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 050 21 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 253 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 494 546 acres.. 27 638 35 165 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 407 462 acres.. 13 491 17 398 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 48 acres.. 353 260 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 232 13 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 462 21 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 553 9 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 679 4 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 280 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 30 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 511 10 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 603 15 952 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 565 641 $1,000.. 1 454 3 369 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 574 5 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 215 Other ............................... 359 426 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 412 200 days or more ................... 234 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 302 number.. 6 671 8 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 246 number.. 3 116 3 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 26 number.. 456 963 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 225 274 number.. 3 432 4 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 38 number.. 1 037 1 982 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 39 number.. 1 341 3 086 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. 240 160 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 39 number.. 674 4 731 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 51 acres.. 1 506 2 144 bushels.. 151 818 235 220 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 10 acres.. 142 326 tons, green.. 1 649 5 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 21 acres.. 488 941 bushels.. 16 351 37 707 Tobacco ......................farms.. 133 138 acres.. 400 292 pounds.. 765 577 483 974 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 46 acres.. 1 965 3 539 bushels.. 68 368 103 682 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 314 acres.. 8 292 10 095 tons, dry.. 15 184 19 235 @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. .