1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 METCALFE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 067 1 088 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 869 137 344 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 538 85 296 Average per acre .........dollars.. 688 667 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 667 20 006 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 157 151 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 451 485 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 034 1 056 acres.. 79 197 81 723 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 984 995 acres.. 31 134 33 374 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 48 acres.. 71 283 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 165 19 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 647 18 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 269 6 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 896 13 083 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 209 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 227 223 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 268 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 63 $100,000 or more .................... 42 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 544 13 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 568 12 682 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 067 1 087 $1,000.. 9 906 6 309 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 284 5 804 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 548 600 Other ............................... 519 488 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 530 559 200 days or more ................... 366 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 641 690 number.. 31 735 29 180 Beef cows ..................farms.. 450 404 number.. 10 984 8 461 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 223 number.. 5 439 7 658 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 604 677 number.. 13 589 13 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 118 number.. 2 468 4 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 100 number.. 3 735 9 632 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 253 90 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 80 number.. 1 077 1 645 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 193 402 acres.. 4 039 6 790 bushels.. 393 363 535 566 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 67 acres.. 1 117 1 641 tons, green.. 17 813 24 386 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 21 acres.. 426 216 bushels.. 10 731 7 614 Tobacco ......................farms.. 841 846 acres.. 3 244 2 250 pounds.. 6 210 624 4 104 351 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 18 acres.. 569 304 bushels.. 22 331 8 493 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 615 642 acres.. 23 131 23 320 tons, dry.. 52 624 48 656 @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. .