1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 376 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 321 51 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 620 82 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 124 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 592 12 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 360 acres.. 20 337 20 805 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 333 acres.. 7 181 6 333 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 7 acres.. 122 158 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 977 2 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 918 5 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 889 1 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 088 1 047 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 617 1 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 960 4 078 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 376 378 $1,000.. 671 485 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 786 1 284 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 135 Other ............................... 256 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 226 200 days or more ................... 139 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 176 number.. 4 857 4 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 139 number.. 2 609 2 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 18 number.. 146 230 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 156 number.. 2 057 2 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 33 number.. 669 381 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 23 number.. 697 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 43 number.. 780 1 062 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 80 acres.. 975 1 271 bushels.. 95 210 88 761 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 16 acres.. 200 417 tons, green.. 4 050 5 156 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 216 230 acres.. 576 377 pounds.. 921 798 586 918 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 28 bushels.. (D) 848 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 188 171 acres.. 5 346 4 340 tons, dry.. 8 093 6 638 @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. .