1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC CREARY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 114 116 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 887 11 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 746 58 293 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 836 12 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 105 110 acres.. 5 777 5 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 84 95 acres.. 1 969 1 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 492 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 313 2 917 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 183 81 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 309 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 463 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 058 3 020 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 114 116 $1,000.. (D) 41 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 353 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 26 Other ............................... 82 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 70 80 200 days or more ................... 51 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 82 69 number.. 1 938 1 337 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 44 number.. 1 154 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 14 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 61 number.. 843 720 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 12 number.. 126 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 188 684 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 23 acres.. 32 127 bushels.. 1 685 8 497 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 30 25 acres.. 62 23 pounds.. 95 172 32 806 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 67 acres.. 1 885 1 128 tons, dry.. 2 473 1 230 @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. .