1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OWEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 948 984 Land in farms ..................acres.. 176 828 178 045 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 427 132 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 760 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 580 27 718 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 448 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 296 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 908 954 acres.. 98 095 92 935 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 857 920 acres.. 30 501 26 453 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 216 acres.. 528 1 172 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 588 16 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 772 16 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 814 9 250 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 773 7 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 193 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 268 276 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 52 $100,000 or more .................... 29 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 507 10 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 179 10 258 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 949 983 $1,000.. 9 849 7 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 379 7 616 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 474 Other ............................... 459 510 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 507 598 200 days or more ................... 339 413 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 565 624 number.. 24 374 22 537 Beef cows ..................farms.. 489 506 number.. 12 140 10 187 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 76 number.. 1 405 2 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 555 621 number.. 11 148 12 031 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 139 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 236 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 824 866 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. 302 689 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 147 acres.. 1 089 1 576 bushels.. 101 957 131 994 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 40 acres.. 437 701 tons, green.. 6 260 11 508 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 14 acres.. 74 67 bushels.. 2 782 2 997 Tobacco ......................farms.. 691 737 acres.. 4 231 2 831 pounds.. 9 108 024 6 133 366 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 2 acres.. 236 (D) bushels.. 7 957 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 587 663 acres.. 25 335 22 021 tons, dry.. 52 579 37 958 @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. .