1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 90 281 92 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 665 798 14 012 700 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 660 135 696 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 896 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 918 22 670 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 402 10 648 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 911 20 707 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 515 38 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 586 17 920 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 468 3 618 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 399 1 299 Total cropland .................farms.. 86 345 88 664 acres.. 8 880 989 8 900 086 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 590 83 097 acres.. 4 417 651 4 250 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 120 3 733 acres.. 27 647 37 693 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 663 702 2 075 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 505 22 450 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 449 823 889 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 213 879 1 185 689 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 881 24 380 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 745 16 421 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 129 17 620 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 354 18 078 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 623 7 880 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 519 4 527 $100,000 or more .................... 5 030 3 547 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 828 743 1 485 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 256 16 073 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 90 280 92 453 $1,000.. 817 456 579 635 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 055 6 270 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 40 175 41 451 Other ............................... 50 106 51 002 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 075 54 464 200 days or more ................... 36 497 37 893 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 572 53 626 number.. 2 503 680 2 343 541 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 898 41 396 number.. 1 088 532 967 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 984 7 002 number.. 186 089 224 267 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 50 174 52 210 number.. 1 277 661 1 305 423 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 879 8 242 number.. 782 408 838 452 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 345 7 602 number.. 1 464 686 1 497 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 032 985 number.. 37 729 36 522 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 126 5 989 number.. 2 637 061 2 103 650 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 110 73 number.. 27 623 677 2 201 169 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 945 25 067 acres.. 1 166 234 1 048 809 bushels.. 145 213 536 104 364 883 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 855 5 344 acres.. 105 077 134 669 tons, green.. 1 733 554 1 962 245 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 881 5 361 acres.. 326 268 283 742 bushels.. 16 252 236 12 752 191 Tobacco ......................farms.. 59 373 61 962 acres.. 268 140 175 957 pounds.. 542 000 404 336 364 307 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 185 8 765 acres.. 1 030 180 1 021 903 bushels.. 37 796 827 27 138 451 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 478 51 362 acres.. 1 837 802 1 796 635 tons, dry.. 3 757 782 3 291 951 @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. .