1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 772 793 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 383 115 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 390 164 971 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 063 1 010 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 979 24 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 114 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 277 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 743 760 acres.. 81 371 81 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 716 737 acres.. 30 920 27 392 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 27 acres.. 106 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 822 16 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 267 20 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 712 7 328 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 110 8 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 36 $100,000 or more .................... 37 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 455 10 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 133 13 728 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 772 794 $1,000.. 8 699 5 890 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 268 7 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 365 Other ............................... 402 428 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 455 200 days or more ................... 278 302 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 495 484 number.. 32 170 30 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 393 number.. 16 724 14 627 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 42 number.. 1 003 1 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 476 485 number.. 17 171 18 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 23 number.. 64 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 17 number.. 135 824 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 268 500 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 39 number.. 280 919 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 131 161 acres.. 2 347 2 575 bushels.. 232 511 199 768 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 97 acres.. 826 1 704 tons, green.. 14 786 26 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 21 acres.. 101 137 bushels.. 3 690 4 845 Tobacco ......................farms.. 617 642 acres.. 3 958 2 559 pounds.. 8 437 252 4 940 125 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 12 acres.. 1 036 843 bushels.. 28 188 20 477 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 437 489 acres.. 24 112 20 714 tons, dry.. 45 813 32 342 @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. .