1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAUREL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 252 1 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 527 102 078 Average size of farm .......acres.. 79 78 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 258 91 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 261 1 104 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 572 15 029 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 190 168 10 to 49 acres ...................... 461 491 50 to 179 acres ..................... 468 495 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 220 1 266 acres.. 62 008 58 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 153 1 210 acres.. 21 637 20 829 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 20 acres.. 184 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 101 11 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 062 8 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 422 5 764 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 679 5 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 315 551 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 286 253 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 257 234 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 262 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 36 $100,000 or more .................... 15 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 276 8 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 207 6 703 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 252 1 306 $1,000.. 4 324 3 459 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 454 2 648 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 463 453 Other ............................... 789 852 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 724 787 200 days or more ................... 558 583 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 646 628 number.. 21 851 18 512 Beef cows ..................farms.. 532 469 number.. 10 053 8 056 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 85 number.. 1 088 1 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 594 589 number.. 9 788 10 984 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 61 number.. 1 337 1 118 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 45 number.. 4 159 2 083 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 5 number.. 293 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 111 number.. 689 14 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 209 acres.. 1 415 2 561 bushels.. 113 357 207 224 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 64 acres.. 1 320 1 398 tons, green.. 18 579 19 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 112 (D) bushels.. 2 710 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 951 1 023 acres.. 2 764 1 945 pounds.. 4 835 172 3 322 382 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 621 672 acres.. 16 485 15 348 tons, dry.. 29 748 22 649 @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. .