1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PENDLETON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 921 949 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 403 135 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 291 105 588 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 215 767 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 144 19 993 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 432 468 180 to 499 acres .................... 207 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 891 921 acres.. 75 733 79 369 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 828 858 acres.. 23 552 24 972 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 128 acres.. 161 679 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 259 11 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 568 11 840 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 425 5 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 834 5 266 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 268 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 187 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 197 195 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 33 $100,000 or more .................... 19 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 100 7 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 880 7 871 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 921 951 $1,000.. 5 753 3 790 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 246 3 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 410 Other ............................... 540 539 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 596 200 days or more ................... 442 431 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 641 677 number.. 20 710 21 279 Beef cows ..................farms.. 568 586 number.. 10 283 10 040 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 69 number.. 1 013 1 578 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 589 657 number.. 8 783 10 776 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 26 number.. 908 840 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 18 number.. 1 643 1 309 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 541 503 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 44 number.. 948 1 079 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 59 136 acres.. 1 092 2 144 bushels.. 124 860 194 071 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 46 acres.. 396 874 tons, green.. 4 083 11 497 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 12 acres.. 33 100 bushels.. 1 335 3 084 Tobacco ......................farms.. 583 603 acres.. 2 908 1 855 pounds.. 6 231 878 3 780 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 18 acres.. 897 851 bushels.. 38 473 23 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 637 697 acres.. 18 908 19 795 tons, dry.. 35 947 33 952 @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. .