1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 244 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 509 44 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 297 93 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 740 565 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 137 22 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 233 240 acres.. 33 710 29 378 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 206 217 acres.. 14 692 12 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 78 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 091 4 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 961 16 437 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 849 1 968 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 242 2 273 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 8 $100,000 or more .................... 12 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 277 3 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 527 13 104 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 244 257 $1,000.. 1 740 778 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 131 3 026 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 96 Other ............................... 146 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 153 200 days or more ................... 106 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 163 number.. 6 431 6 877 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 146 number.. 3 452 3 544 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 99 183 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 163 number.. 2 915 3 693 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 39 number.. 5 361 4 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 37 number.. 8 477 8 027 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) 576 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 76 acres.. 4 200 3 538 bushels.. 475 373 296 125 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 111 257 tons, green.. 1 800 3 562 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 805 1 025 bushels.. 31 049 37 582 Tobacco ......................farms.. 115 124 acres.. 580 341 pounds.. 1 242 859 591 442 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 27 acres.. 3 313 2 603 bushels.. 123 422 54 824 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 147 acres.. 5 998 5 382 tons, dry.. 11 669 9 316 @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. .