1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 603 615 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 868 118 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 696 135 963 Average per acre .........dollars.. 745 662 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 732 29 633 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 254 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 573 581 acres.. 73 767 73 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 524 551 acres.. 45 345 45 082 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 58 61 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 823 15 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 165 25 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 404 7 090 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 419 8 397 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 32 $100,000 or more .................... 35 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 083 12 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 646 19 915 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 603 615 $1,000.. 5 312 3 423 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 809 5 565 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 241 Other ............................... 335 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 388 200 days or more ................... 251 288 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 347 number.. 14 074 12 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 298 number.. 7 254 6 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 212 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 340 number.. 5 676 6 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 61 number.. 7 520 5 137 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 58 number.. 13 206 9 199 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 87 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 162 249 acres.. 14 612 13 147 bushels.. 1 686 377 1 260 657 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 13 acres.. 337 313 tons, green.. 7 395 4 697 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 57 acres.. 1 781 1 895 bushels.. 74 899 81 386 Tobacco ......................farms.. 216 258 acres.. 998 725 pounds.. 2 014 216 1 330 787 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 129 165 acres.. 16 387 18 515 bushels.. 567 570 429 959 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 358 acres.. 12 955 11 475 tons, dry.. 23 314 20 528 @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. .