1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 507 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 188 44 273 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 017 139 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 875 1 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 108 22 057 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 253 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 512 acres.. 25 937 25 837 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 460 493 acres.. 9 904 10 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 47 21 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 548 4 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 943 8 764 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 449 2 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 099 2 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 6 $100,000 or more .................... 5 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 954 3 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 772 7 043 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 507 539 $1,000.. 2 074 980 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 091 1 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 194 Other ............................... 363 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 368 200 days or more ................... 284 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 328 number.. 7 485 8 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 263 number.. 3 454 3 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 417 471 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 292 number.. 2 982 3 580 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 24 number.. 585 546 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 643 1 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 11 number.. 114 169 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. (D) 5 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 75 acres.. 454 519 bushels.. 40 841 41 682 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 24 acres.. 210 245 tons, green.. 2 750 3 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 8 acres.. 0 67 bushels.. 0 2 406 Tobacco ......................farms.. 328 349 acres.. 923 622 pounds.. 1 821 327 1 204 002 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 97 bushels.. 7 950 2 641 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 363 acres.. 8 655 8 996 tons, dry.. 14 224 15 324 @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. .