1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OWSLEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 328 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 712 34 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 99 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 919 50 705 Average per acre .........dollars.. 754 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 504 12 365 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 325 343 acres.. 11 613 10 687 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 335 acres.. 2 866 2 312 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 36 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 296 1 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 049 5 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 998 1 501 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 298 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 3 $100,000 or more .................... 2 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 801 1 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 507 3 108 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 352 $1,000.. 1 458 515 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 457 1 463 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 136 Other ............................... 178 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 181 200 days or more ................... 89 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 67 number.. 1 851 1 132 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 49 number.. 837 654 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 52 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 53 number.. 575 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 30 number.. 234 732 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 24 number.. 347 1 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 92 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 32 number.. 176 784 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 54 acres.. 192 412 bushels.. 16 435 29 164 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 73 25 tons, green.. 1 368 450 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 301 318 acres.. 1 220 679 pounds.. 1 834 440 1 018 126 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 76 acres.. 1 380 1 191 tons, dry.. 2 083 1 129 @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. .