1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MASON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 887 895 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 254 150 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 154 128 506 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 125 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 543 31 323 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 134 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 330 338 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 856 871 acres.. 102 875 107 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 830 851 acres.. 39 820 44 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 19 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 727 24 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 769 27 642 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 870 11 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 857 13 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 269 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 100 $100,000 or more .................... 64 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 984 14 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 275 16 067 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 887 896 $1,000.. 14 192 9 382 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 000 10 471 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 522 568 Other ............................... 365 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 429 443 200 days or more ................... 271 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 538 567 number.. 31 797 31 976 Beef cows ..................farms.. 409 370 number.. 11 598 9 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 108 163 number.. 5 273 7 320 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 534 570 number.. 13 130 14 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 55 number.. 2 079 2 788 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 48 number.. 3 002 4 618 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 19 number.. 232 553 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 38 number.. 509 994 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 367 acres.. 5 827 7 376 bushels.. 628 026 612 773 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 135 acres.. 2 378 3 000 tons, green.. 40 320 51 343 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 97 acres.. 1 026 1 593 bushels.. 32 242 61 289 Tobacco ......................farms.. 748 762 acres.. 5 501 3 635 pounds.. 11 915 849 7 336 455 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 18 acres.. 589 697 bushels.. 19 292 18 583 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 531 591 acres.. 26 739 30 099 tons, dry.. 56 609 59 749 @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. .