1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OHIO COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 019 1 022 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 794 161 234 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 473 113 463 Average per acre .........dollars.. 752 795 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 847 21 375 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 435 467 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 986 981 acres.. 101 959 104 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 904 910 acres.. 63 595 59 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 8 acres.. 152 72 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 009 15 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 617 14 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 518 10 823 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 491 4 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 207 203 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 196 223 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 26 $100,000 or more .................... 36 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 248 10 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 982 9 882 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 019 1 021 $1,000.. 6 154 4 213 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 040 4 126 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 399 Other ............................... 625 623 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 629 620 200 days or more ................... 454 449 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 521 519 number.. 18 160 15 184 Beef cows ..................farms.. 481 437 number.. 9 325 7 778 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 119 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 492 number.. 8 963 8 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 107 number.. 9 957 9 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 112 number.. 17 383 13 273 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 5 number.. 397 97 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 64 number.. 662 1 554 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 261 371 acres.. 26 136 20 300 bushels.. 3 141 415 2 134 147 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 15 acres.. 424 136 tons, green.. 5 935 2 688 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 30 acres.. 806 1 259 bushels.. 39 282 52 126 Tobacco ......................farms.. 657 589 acres.. 1 613 1 106 pounds.. 3 082 308 1 867 991 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 177 241 acres.. 22 072 26 005 bushels.. 807 667 787 614 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 463 acres.. 14 575 12 707 tons, dry.. 27 292 20 242 @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. .