1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 189 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 803 23 097 Average size of farm .......acres.. 110 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 036 54 721 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 462 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 350 10 384 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 178 221 acres.. 7 962 7 694 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 212 acres.. 1 950 2 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 6 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 387 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 337 4 111 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 998 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 389 163 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 2 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 959 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 103 2 468 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 188 222 $1,000.. 418 373 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 223 1 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 74 Other ............................... 117 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 136 200 days or more ................... 77 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 77 62 number.. 1 270 1 075 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 50 number.. 513 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 58 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 46 number.. 608 387 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 22 number.. 197 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 362 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 27 number.. 156 490 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 65 acres.. 286 556 bushels.. 18 321 39 718 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 50 (D) tons, green.. 360 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 128 182 acres.. 388 312 pounds.. 582 315 443 681 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 77 acres.. 1 269 1 187 tons, dry.. 2 152 1 661 @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. .