1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 444 1 475 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 892 184 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 894 101 986 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 183 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 050 21 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 185 181 10 to 49 acres ...................... 441 425 50 to 179 acres ..................... 526 557 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 258 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 399 1 439 acres.. 115 773 120 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 317 1 375 acres.. 47 353 48 243 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 28 acres.. 65 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 933 31 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 962 21 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 400 8 542 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 533 23 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 250 382 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 265 272 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 296 266 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 309 265 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 108 $100,000 or more .................... 83 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 003 23 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 700 15 777 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 444 1 475 $1,000.. 10 405 7 485 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 205 5 074 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 696 682 Other ............................... 748 793 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 756 813 200 days or more ................... 534 585 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 941 965 number.. 53 581 51 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 726 667 number.. 20 684 17 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 127 188 number.. 5 376 6 681 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 918 952 number.. 30 672 35 758 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 78 number.. 1 343 5 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 64 number.. 2 435 8 238 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 65 339 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 112 number.. 998 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 247 318 acres.. 8 453 7 346 bushels.. 930 596 616 144 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 146 224 acres.. 3 598 5 912 tons, green.. 57 055 74 870 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 30 acres.. 245 449 bushels.. 8 320 15 921 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 089 1 150 acres.. 4 200 2 726 pounds.. 8 420 773 4 761 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 24 acres.. 1 868 573 bushels.. 78 927 21 164 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 832 947 acres.. 31 744 33 331 tons, dry.. 66 256 60 739 @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. .