1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC CRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 404 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 766 70 148 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 082 156 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 124 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 090 27 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 410 acres.. 51 896 57 623 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 332 373 acres.. 36 450 40 444 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 17 acres.. 200 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 905 8 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 942 20 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 389 5 995 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 516 2 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 16 $100,000 or more .................... 35 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 981 7 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 230 17 324 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 404 434 $1,000.. 3 999 776 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 899 1 788 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 174 Other ............................... 243 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 246 200 days or more ................... 177 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 185 number.. 4 784 5 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 151 number.. 2 071 2 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 554 578 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 176 number.. 1 970 3 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 20 number.. 2 963 3 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 25 number.. 5 497 5 303 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 27 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 15 number.. (D) 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 118 acres.. 9 776 9 825 bushels.. 1 267 797 983 862 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 8 acres.. 310 366 tons, green.. 7 810 4 954 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 39 acres.. 2 071 2 228 bushels.. 119 268 88 780 Tobacco ......................farms.. 149 190 acres.. 589 426 pounds.. 1 206 937 723 575 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 125 152 acres.. 17 693 23 313 bushels.. 631 283 448 032 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 129 163 acres.. 3 919 4 353 tons, dry.. 7 154 7 428 @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. .