1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MENIFEE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 397 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 642 45 116 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 255 62 286 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 026 573 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 465 12 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 378 382 acres.. 17 659 15 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 373 acres.. 4 921 4 192 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 10 21 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 669 2 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 760 6 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 197 1 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 471 911 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 924 1 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 347 3 875 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 398 385 $1,000.. 1 888 404 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 743 1 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 123 Other ............................... 225 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 263 200 days or more ................... 164 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 146 number.. 4 763 3 497 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 99 number.. 2 440 1 359 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 16 number.. 221 143 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 130 number.. 2 320 2 087 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 28 number.. 801 671 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 20 number.. 732 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 35 number.. 432 787 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 57 acres.. 270 332 bushels.. 21 254 23 777 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 19 acres.. 95 124 tons, green.. 1 950 1 837 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 327 347 acres.. 1 139 691 pounds.. 2 122 717 1 117 215 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 156 acres.. 3 579 3 101 tons, dry.. 6 912 4 634 @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. .