1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OLDHAM COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 468 479 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 434 81 450 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 458 853 328 134 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 572 2 224 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 515 27 881 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 426 acres.. 54 795 50 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 362 acres.. 24 537 23 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 23 acres.. 221 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 107 55 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 554 116 091 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 248 5 683 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 859 49 925 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 34 $100,000 or more .................... 43 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 925 19 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 881 41 059 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 466 478 $1,000.. 3 150 35 792 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 760 74 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 227 Other ............................... 280 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 286 200 days or more ................... 209 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 231 248 number.. 15 530 16 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 203 number.. 6 711 7 191 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 38 number.. 1 485 2 021 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 238 number.. 6 227 7 428 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 16 number.. 3 516 5 361 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 5 405 10 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 365 48 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) 392 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 70 acres.. 4 943 4 817 bushels.. 625 383 565 907 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 42 acres.. 996 1 380 tons, green.. 17 179 22 063 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 30 acres.. 1 912 1 628 bushels.. 82 342 77 853 Tobacco ......................farms.. 197 214 acres.. 1 046 545 pounds.. 2 023 489 1 002 718 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 28 acres.. 3 618 2 918 bushels.. 133 160 100 893 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 236 acres.. 12 660 12 411 tons, dry.. 31 557 28 108 @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. .