1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 575 1 597 Land in farms ..................acres.. 247 266 245 581 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 781 163 044 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 233 1 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 929 18 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 225 206 10 to 49 acres ...................... 418 377 50 to 179 acres ..................... 565 621 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 511 1 531 acres.. 158 761 155 085 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 411 1 447 acres.. 46 914 42 648 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 65 acres.. 212 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 158 31 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 307 20 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 374 11 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 785 20 282 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 258 341 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 195 257 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 268 328 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 418 363 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 215 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 100 $100,000 or more .................... 92 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 554 22 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 776 13 821 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 574 1 597 $1,000.. 16 226 9 600 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 308 6 011 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 706 731 Other ............................... 869 866 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 889 895 200 days or more ................... 658 626 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 024 1 049 number.. 71 410 59 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 812 815 number.. 28 524 23 037 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 50 number.. 625 694 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 031 1 046 number.. 44 108 44 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 97 number.. 1 646 4 407 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 81 number.. 2 828 6 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 203 214 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 100 number.. 783 5 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 166 283 acres.. 3 539 4 070 bushels.. 339 745 279 994 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 88 acres.. 1 511 2 183 tons, green.. 25 471 27 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 12 acres.. 29 202 bushels.. (D) 8 022 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 168 1 205 acres.. 6 880 4 610 pounds.. 14 061 300 8 119 796 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 7 acres.. 51 82 bushels.. 2 126 2 221 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 886 945 acres.. 35 978 32 769 tons, dry.. 71 077 49 756 @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. .