1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 378 354 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 218 110 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 311 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 491 156 169 Average per acre .........dollars.. 613 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 217 25 755 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 332 327 acres.. 80 282 74 164 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 273 279 acres.. 35 672 32 807 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 65 107 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 714 8 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 344 23 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 836 2 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 878 5 454 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 20 $100,000 or more .................... 25 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 550 6 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 619 17 739 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 378 355 $1,000.. 1 296 1 274 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 428 3 589 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 156 Other ............................... 210 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 201 200 days or more ................... 146 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 260 number.. 20 471 16 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 227 number.. 10 216 8 571 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 549 404 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 262 number.. 9 294 9 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 78 number.. 9 575 9 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 76 number.. 17 907 15 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 234 257 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 24 number.. (D) 467 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 94 acres.. 7 826 6 183 bushels.. 808 152 490 793 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 13 acres.. 513 552 tons, green.. 7 912 7 830 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 34 acres.. 2 830 2 527 bushels.. 106 570 92 488 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 9 (D) pounds.. 14 000 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 61 acres.. 8 290 9 757 bushels.. 283 045 205 496 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 240 acres.. 16 766 14 967 tons, dry.. 30 700 27 412 @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. .