1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 128 1 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 541 181 417 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 384 118 721 Average per acre .........dollars.. 860 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 656 23 642 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 482 490 180 to 499 acres .................... 269 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 082 1 126 acres.. 113 123 119 560 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 038 1 084 acres.. 52 124 49 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 60 acres.. 294 240 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 806 28 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 742 24 640 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 887 8 498 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 918 20 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 200 256 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 310 313 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 167 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 80 $100,000 or more .................... 87 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 760 20 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 950 17 598 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 128 1 161 $1,000.. 11 554 8 836 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 243 7 610 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 468 545 Other ............................... 660 615 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 683 716 200 days or more ................... 523 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 803 828 number.. 49 056 47 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 644 616 number.. 19 121 18 105 Milk cows ..................farms.. 111 132 number.. 5 946 6 204 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 782 845 number.. 22 279 25 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 157 number.. 13 826 13 193 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 161 number.. 24 427 25 098 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 10 number.. 218 426 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 57 number.. 622 1 199 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 267 381 acres.. 8 591 7 862 bushels.. 961 047 651 337 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 126 177 acres.. 3 519 4 527 tons, green.. 59 401 69 396 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 90 acres.. 2 192 2 733 bushels.. 83 542 106 629 Tobacco ......................farms.. 841 904 acres.. 3 161 2 173 pounds.. 6 531 754 4 244 028 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 109 95 acres.. 6 691 5 395 bushels.. 261 131 166 488 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 755 787 acres.. 32 843 29 970 tons, dry.. 66 861 54 955 @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. .