1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 342 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 509 62 250 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 965 98 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 637 708 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 229 12 974 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 327 367 acres.. 13 700 21 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 335 acres.. 3 860 4 480 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 53 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 306 3 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 667 9 789 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 667 888 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 640 2 910 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 6 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 412 3 444 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 031 8 899 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 343 387 $1,000.. 659 378 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 921 976 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 137 153 Other ............................... 205 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 179 214 200 days or more ................... 127 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 195 number.. 3 142 3 792 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 155 number.. 1 545 1 970 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 21 number.. 87 77 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 185 number.. 1 943 1 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 10 number.. 136 55 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 190 72 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 58 number.. (D) 194 000 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 84 acres.. 377 567 bushels.. 28 742 44 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 6 acres.. 46 66 tons, green.. 471 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 219 231 acres.. 584 334 pounds.. 962 231 489 622 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 183 acres.. 2 948 3 500 tons, dry.. 4 227 5 063 @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. .