1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PULASKI COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 137 2 266 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 145 231 139 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 081 82 285 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 229 834 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 711 16 412 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 255 270 10 to 49 acres ...................... 622 677 50 to 179 acres ..................... 925 940 180 to 499 acres .................... 292 340 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 056 2 176 acres.. 142 567 145 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 886 2 026 acres.. 61 616 61 842 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 26 acres.. 118 205 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 178 29 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 397 12 841 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 581 9 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 597 19 838 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 444 677 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 416 475 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 439 441 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 496 416 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 183 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 91 $100,000 or more .................... 70 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 473 20 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 324 9 220 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 137 2 265 $1,000.. 8 326 7 701 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 896 3 400 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 938 992 Other ............................... 1 199 1 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 206 1 293 200 days or more ................... 879 883 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 461 1 613 number.. 62 833 63 408 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 212 1 241 number.. 27 897 25 751 Milk cows ..................farms.. 160 288 number.. 5 114 7 773 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 401 1 565 number.. 31 241 33 470 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 160 number.. 2 795 4 232 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 139 number.. 6 754 9 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 17 number.. 409 958 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 84 160 number.. (D) 3 357 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 294 455 acres.. 8 590 9 101 bushels.. 895 222 720 419 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 140 217 acres.. 4 038 5 526 tons, green.. 71 677 78 504 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 38 acres.. 960 593 bushels.. 41 288 20 893 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 367 1 497 acres.. 3 840 2 664 pounds.. 7 341 541 4 696 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 66 acres.. 3 718 3 366 bushels.. 133 380 122 001 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 308 1 424 acres.. 43 942 43 357 tons, dry.. 89 866 77 572 @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. .