1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAGOFFIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 437 450 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 133 52 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 522 52 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 822 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 756 11 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 421 437 acres.. 11 094 10 445 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 424 acres.. 3 205 3 122 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 6 acres.. 61 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 646 1 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 056 4 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 286 1 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 361 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 2 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 540 1 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 523 2 228 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 437 450 $1,000.. 817 1 083 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 870 2 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 143 Other ............................... 260 307 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 295 200 days or more ................... 142 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 106 number.. 2 143 1 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 60 number.. 1 038 650 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 39 55 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 80 number.. 893 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 47 number.. 45 453 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 22 number.. 41 329 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 56 number.. 735 1 197 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 120 acres.. 669 985 bushels.. 49 939 73 358 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 1 acres.. 226 (D) tons, green.. 2 560 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 357 385 acres.. 991 698 pounds.. 1 402 516 1 023 986 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 108 acres.. 1 373 1 542 tons, dry.. 2 069 1 932 @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. .