1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 43 45 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 469 3 271 Average size of farm .......acres.. 104 73 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 717 61 489 Average per acre .........dollars.. 844 846 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 744 8 360 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 39 41 acres.. 1 477 1 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 32 35 acres.. 382 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 338 87 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 865 1 938 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 242 55 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 96 32 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 0 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 266 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 176 2 481 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 43 45 $1,000.. (D) - 24 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 543 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 10 7 Other ............................... 33 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 32 200 days or more ................... 25 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 20 number.. 584 362 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 13 number.. (D) 116 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 17 number.. 183 80 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 36 47 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 24 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 188 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 9 acres.. 61 35 bushels.. 4 730 1 732 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 14 19 acres.. 28 20 pounds.. 41 347 28 299 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 11 acres.. 281 290 tons, dry.. 492 293 @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. .