1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 842 879 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 545 101 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 521 232 193 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 982 1 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 694 21 717 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 130 146 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 268 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 796 829 acres.. 71 826 74 858 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 704 748 acres.. 24 816 25 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 55 acres.. 99 390 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 784 20 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 622 23 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 543 8 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 241 12 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 201 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 226 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 51 $100,000 or more .................... 54 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 896 13 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 066 15 280 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 842 880 $1,000.. 7 875 8 393 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 352 9 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 394 Other ............................... 470 485 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 487 555 200 days or more ................... 336 401 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 438 473 number.. 23 560 22 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 363 365 number.. 11 239 10 918 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 23 number.. 286 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 486 number.. 13 850 14 583 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 35 number.. 321 932 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 32 number.. 363 1 646 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 10 number.. 524 712 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 50 number.. 584 1 226 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 102 acres.. 1 213 1 660 bushels.. 147 651 113 351 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 27 acres.. 391 536 tons, green.. 7 316 7 883 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 15 acres.. 135 230 bushels.. 4 462 8 075 Tobacco ......................farms.. 603 654 acres.. 4 462 2 891 pounds.. 9 801 476 5 581 914 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 10 acres.. 500 537 bushels.. 18 760 14 483 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 359 432 acres.. 18 653 20 389 tons, dry.. 30 253 28 084 @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. .