1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEADE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 880 809 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 533 117 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 835 118 532 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 112 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 536 22 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 258 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 339 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 823 758 acres.. 80 952 77 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 700 acres.. 41 739 41 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 17 acres.. 32 139 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 861 13 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 297 17 116 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 061 5 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 800 8 423 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 165 154 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 167 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 28 $100,000 or more .................... 36 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 329 11 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 010 13 963 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 880 809 $1,000.. 5 259 2 703 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 976 3 341 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 295 Other ............................... 539 514 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 551 517 200 days or more ................... 427 387 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 620 551 number.. 27 568 23 767 Beef cows ..................farms.. 537 488 number.. 13 779 12 125 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 35 number.. 530 435 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 584 520 number.. 12 614 12 755 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 122 number.. 14 462 16 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 122 number.. 30 535 28 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 519 1 198 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 48 number.. 668 1 184 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 183 258 acres.. 10 280 11 751 bushels.. 1 177 344 1 087 378 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 25 acres.. 554 560 tons, green.. 11 490 9 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 99 acres.. 5 877 5 040 bushels.. 233 150 241 551 Tobacco ......................farms.. 493 490 acres.. 1 334 832 pounds.. 2 776 831 1 483 158 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 109 128 acres.. 9 521 8 706 bushels.. 352 243 217 699 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 514 480 acres.. 19 376 16 628 tons, dry.. 40 818 29 581 @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. .