1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 786 816 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 068 106 242 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 867 68 360 Average per acre .........dollars.. 577 510 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 812 12 286 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 140 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 313 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 774 804 acres.. 39 761 38 407 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 745 783 acres.. 11 497 10 247 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 77 240 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 336 5 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 878 7 315 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 095 3 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 241 2 129 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 328 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 196 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 203 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 8 $100,000 or more .................... 6 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 411 4 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 884 5 045 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 786 816 $1,000.. 3 809 1 717 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 846 2 104 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 328 Other ............................... 481 488 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 516 200 days or more ................... 303 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 277 number.. 9 465 8 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 213 number.. 4 737 4 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 45 number.. 132 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 243 number.. 4 599 5 007 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 59 number.. 113 363 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 30 number.. 115 635 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 14 number.. 11 261 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 79 number.. 827 1 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 171 acres.. 1 063 2 042 bushels.. 94 350 158 112 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 19 acres.. 206 288 tons, green.. 2 208 3 829 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 676 715 acres.. 2 420 1 596 pounds.. 4 289 896 2 595 104 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 310 acres.. 8 005 6 514 tons, dry.. 14 170 12 112 @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. .