1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NELSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 423 1 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 002 202 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 866 128 219 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 171 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 085 22 189 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 169 157 10 to 49 acres ...................... 392 298 50 to 179 acres ..................... 562 574 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 270 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 347 1 303 acres.. 130 425 132 304 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 226 1 212 acres.. 62 336 62 201 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 439 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 700 33 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 601 24 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 917 8 184 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 782 24 998 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 358 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 241 202 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 251 274 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 309 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 68 $100,000 or more .................... 91 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 229 23 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 838 17 261 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 423 1 368 $1,000.. 12 631 8 984 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 877 6 567 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 561 556 Other ............................... 862 813 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 861 860 200 days or more ................... 693 651 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 933 918 number.. 46 633 45 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 704 666 number.. 16 904 15 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 166 number.. 7 852 8 105 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 898 905 number.. 19 636 21 713 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 161 number.. 31 030 38 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 152 number.. 70 431 65 774 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 703 427 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 75 number.. 753 3 247 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 244 331 acres.. 10 655 9 740 bushels.. 1 139 166 827 954 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 124 acres.. 3 633 4 001 tons, green.. 57 946 56 314 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 123 acres.. 2 735 3 408 bushels.. 90 813 145 349 Tobacco ......................farms.. 855 861 acres.. 3 025 1 884 pounds.. 6 216 816 3 630 707 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 102 acres.. 7 796 7 241 bushels.. 280 021 184 069 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 864 897 acres.. 39 196 39 223 tons, dry.. 80 283 74 231 @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. .