1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NICHOLAS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 657 733 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 409 117 446 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 914 124 381 Average per acre .........dollars.. 691 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 982 20 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 320 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 625 708 acres.. 70 976 79 093 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 596 669 acres.. 22 700 21 894 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 61 acres.. 609 1 945 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 096 13 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 543 18 588 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 546 6 909 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 550 6 716 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 31 $100,000 or more .................... 24 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 090 8 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 358 11 504 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 657 732 $1,000.. 6 613 5 058 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 065 6 909 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 391 Other ............................... 311 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 418 200 days or more ................... 251 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 401 457 number.. 22 239 20 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 368 385 number.. 11 515 10 134 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 31 number.. 350 612 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 458 number.. 10 703 12 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. 530 1 029 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 19 number.. 814 2 095 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 64 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 43 number.. 590 940 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 121 acres.. 1 285 1 254 bushels.. 117 041 90 532 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 39 acres.. 497 715 tons, green.. 9 217 10 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 30 acres.. 290 415 bushels.. 11 723 11 648 Tobacco ......................farms.. 510 556 acres.. 3 649 2 242 pounds.. 7 448 095 4 615 796 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 127 22 bushels.. 5 540 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 382 455 acres.. 18 114 17 937 tons, dry.. 35 841 27 999 @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. .