1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 231 1 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 278 675 267 350 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 972 160 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 935 758 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 751 29 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 103 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 450 530 180 to 499 acres .................... 320 327 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 177 1 273 acres.. 210 110 202 925 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 090 1 184 acres.. 143 522 133 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 34 acres.. 259 905 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 197 43 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 714 33 079 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 722 26 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 476 17 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 154 193 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 204 235 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 259 297 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 149 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 97 $100,000 or more .................... 123 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 991 30 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 299 22 886 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 231 1 322 $1,000.. 20 118 12 192 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 342 9 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 632 718 Other ............................... 599 604 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 653 700 200 days or more ................... 476 503 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 744 743 number.. 39 698 35 012 Beef cows ..................farms.. 617 600 number.. 17 590 15 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 76 number.. 3 870 3 496 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 715 744 number.. 18 028 18 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 144 number.. 32 162 27 142 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 149 number.. 76 815 63 290 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 295 59 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 66 number.. 6 220 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 393 567 acres.. 47 040 39 452 bushels.. 6 725 412 4 413 110 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 54 acres.. 2 067 1 982 tons, green.. 38 689 33 111 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 308 357 acres.. 33 098 25 865 bushels.. 1 971 682 1 246 150 Tobacco ......................farms.. 642 779 acres.. 3 413 2 469 pounds.. 7 162 501 4 715 608 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 375 470 acres.. 53 923 54 690 bushels.. 1 896 011 1 448 413 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 669 662 acres.. 31 245 27 860 tons, dry.. 65 141 52 313 @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. .