1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 568 578 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 141 74 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 185 107 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 976 875 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 468 18 595 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 526 526 acres.. 53 825 52 454 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 420 441 acres.. 34 064 29 172 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 19 90 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 411 6 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 372 11 747 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 397 3 628 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 015 3 162 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 8 $100,000 or more .................... 25 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 469 6 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 191 10 676 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 568 578 $1,000.. 3 299 1 148 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 808 1 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 154 Other ............................... 409 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 412 200 days or more ................... 282 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 290 number.. 10 265 7 888 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 253 number.. 5 205 4 201 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 32 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 294 number.. 5 006 4 191 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 74 number.. 8 064 9 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 78 number.. 15 247 20 325 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 60 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. (D) 806 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 3 799 626 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 116 173 acres.. 12 409 8 053 bushels.. 1 386 739 677 352 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 8 acres.. 130 189 tons, green.. 1 700 2 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 30 acres.. 3 129 1 285 bushels.. 135 317 50 830 Tobacco ......................farms.. 103 109 acres.. 419 292 pounds.. 689 297 490 369 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 113 acres.. 10 068 12 082 bushels.. 300 455 186 894 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 252 acres.. 8 075 6 548 tons, dry.. 15 659 10 447 @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. .