1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 288 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 155 35 144 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 692 106 089 Average per acre .........dollars.. 930 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 188 16 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 307 acres.. 13 441 15 326 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 288 acres.. 5 607 5 213 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 12 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 819 2 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 789 7 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 102 1 312 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 717 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 771 1 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 148 6 378 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 288 313 $1,000.. 760 - 19 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 640 - 61 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 99 Other ............................... 179 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 200 200 days or more ................... 129 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 126 number.. 2 771 3 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 91 number.. 1 598 1 446 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 20 50 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 114 number.. 1 287 1 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 41 number.. 448 1 910 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 29 number.. 446 1 937 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 17 number.. 330 640 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 73 acres.. 1 536 1 616 bushels.. 156 030 125 297 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 69 tons, green.. (D) 809 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 212 247 acres.. 692 442 pounds.. 1 191 595 669 653 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 8 acres.. 312 372 bushels.. 8 810 13 440 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 119 109 acres.. 3 327 2 761 tons, dry.. 5 526 4 191 @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. .