1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 062 1 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 917 172 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 145 92 029 Average per acre .........dollars.. 766 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 733 19 018 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 120 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 236 204 50 to 179 acres ..................... 448 515 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 220 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 013 1 072 acres.. 99 951 97 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 945 1 004 acres.. 36 717 36 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 29 acres.. 185 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 753 18 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 308 16 953 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 324 5 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 429 13 441 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 186 277 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 232 227 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 263 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 56 $100,000 or more .................... 60 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 351 12 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 280 10 870 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 062 1 115 $1,000.. 6 749 6 319 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 355 5 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 520 Other ............................... 583 595 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 614 608 200 days or more ................... 451 430 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 779 752 number.. 44 318 38 172 Beef cows ..................farms.. 613 575 number.. 17 164 15 488 Milk cows ..................farms.. 89 121 number.. 5 415 4 893 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 753 752 number.. 17 816 18 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 141 number.. 1 676 5 651 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 142 number.. 4 448 12 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 122 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 65 number.. 562 1 577 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 125 270 acres.. 3 641 4 662 bushels.. 381 595 334 199 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 59 82 acres.. 2 306 2 446 tons, green.. 40 392 38 149 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 38 acres.. 556 630 bushels.. 14 864 22 994 Tobacco ......................farms.. 716 769 acres.. 2 274 1 617 pounds.. 4 225 061 2 825 333 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 15 acres.. 340 294 bushels.. 11 200 10 360 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 662 702 acres.. 29 770 28 095 tons, dry.. 64 825 54 416 @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. .