1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LARUE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 906 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 959 127 534 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 054 106 747 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 040 786 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 501 20 010 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 189 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 447 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 868 902 acres.. 87 928 88 267 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 797 852 acres.. 46 737 45 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 31 acres.. 106 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 862 19 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 338 20 959 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 292 6 728 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 570 12 910 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 177 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 173 194 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 44 $100,000 or more .................... 50 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 671 14 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 400 15 015 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 906 938 $1,000.. 6 114 5 267 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 748 5 615 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 445 Other ............................... 468 492 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 487 521 200 days or more ................... 351 381 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 600 622 number.. 31 357 30 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 479 456 number.. 11 653 10 261 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 89 number.. 4 046 4 766 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 606 number.. 11 902 14 195 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 123 number.. 5 586 8 913 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 116 number.. 9 715 13 672 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 12 number.. 418 398 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 57 number.. 463 1 198 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 226 346 acres.. 12 670 12 350 bushels.. 1 415 979 983 863 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 81 acres.. 2 163 2 534 tons, green.. 39 660 32 572 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 61 acres.. 1 654 2 231 bushels.. 63 980 87 309 Tobacco ......................farms.. 602 639 acres.. 1 928 1 235 pounds.. 3 576 687 2 285 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 103 105 acres.. 10 576 8 399 bushels.. 410 958 261 720 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 522 575 acres.. 20 870 20 602 tons, dry.. 46 323 44 637 @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. .