1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 909 927 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 710 166 963 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 024 88 971 Average per acre .........dollars.. 647 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 703 20 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 141 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 888 912 acres.. 60 836 57 936 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 862 891 acres.. 22 991 24 793 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 23 acres.. 31 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 150 11 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 667 12 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 445 5 742 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 705 5 654 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 185 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 204 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 201 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 34 $100,000 or more .................... 23 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 117 7 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 929 8 141 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 909 926 $1,000.. 7 226 4 208 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 949 4 545 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 417 Other ............................... 483 510 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 554 200 days or more ................... 301 331 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 493 number.. 15 802 14 358 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 357 number.. 6 546 5 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 113 number.. 2 625 2 681 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 422 457 number.. 6 009 6 280 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 60 number.. 282 2 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 41 number.. 399 4 707 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 256 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 65 number.. 780 85 124 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 13 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 314 acres.. 3 598 6 039 bushels.. 341 293 534 460 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 51 acres.. 730 790 tons, green.. 8 146 13 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 192 445 bushels.. 8 674 17 501 Tobacco ......................farms.. 793 815 acres.. 3 188 1 985 pounds.. 5 983 576 3 480 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 55 acres.. 1 293 1 743 bushels.. 40 426 48 419 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 532 acres.. 15 056 14 738 tons, dry.. 30 352 25 414 @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. .