1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 220 215 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 062 21 842 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 876 58 075 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 034 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 886 11 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 204 acres.. 5 910 5 479 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 181 179 acres.. 1 706 1 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 116 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 532 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 963 3 675 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 144 563 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 388 227 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 922 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 191 2 561 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 220 214 $1,000.. 571 111 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 597 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 67 Other ............................... 157 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 126 200 days or more ................... 97 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 89 number.. 1 395 1 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 56 number.. 751 455 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 30 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 70 number.. 744 499 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 17 number.. 162 185 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 18 number.. 264 375 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. 308 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 26 acres.. 301 155 bushels.. 27 028 9 155 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 133 128 acres.. 342 278 pounds.. 561 572 331 230 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 66 acres.. 1 026 849 tons, dry.. 2 108 1 316 @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. .