1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC LEAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 458 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 179 123 685 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 312 231 710 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 049 934 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 110 46 367 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 435 507 acres.. 114 022 100 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 487 acres.. 99 967 78 862 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 135 20 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 163 38 214 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 832 15 061 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 302 5 078 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 59 $100,000 or more .................... 90 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 503 15 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 949 28 547 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 458 528 $1,000.. 10 411 5 998 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 732 11 360 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 304 Other ............................... 212 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 249 200 days or more ................... 156 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 157 number.. 6 707 5 675 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 136 number.. 2 856 2 529 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 9 number.. 124 156 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 155 number.. 2 669 2 544 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 102 number.. 28 787 23 500 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 99 number.. 50 581 35 385 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 65 171 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 246 318 acres.. 45 963 30 744 bushels.. 6 368 498 3 686 949 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 4 acres.. 212 (D) tons, green.. 2 638 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 77 acres.. 6 308 3 948 bushels.. 332 823 181 159 Tobacco ......................farms.. 260 292 acres.. 1 198 698 pounds.. 2 649 933 1 357 750 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 225 317 acres.. 48 575 42 101 bushels.. 1 864 615 1 215 484 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 155 acres.. 3 760 4 033 tons, dry.. 7 639 7 432 @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. .