1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROBERTSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 315 316 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 022 51 018 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 195 85 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 672 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 540 16 437 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 305 acres.. 33 028 31 929 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 298 acres.. 10 372 8 211 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 27 acres.. 71 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 818 4 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 645 13 589 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 076 2 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 743 1 688 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 13 $100,000 or more .................... 12 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 499 2 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 329 7 763 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 314 317 $1,000.. 2 596 1 321 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 269 4 166 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 183 Other ............................... 147 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 154 200 days or more ................... 109 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 194 number.. 6 841 5 876 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 152 number.. 3 378 2 492 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 32 number.. 526 954 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 186 number.. 2 871 2 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 5 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 28 number.. 404 626 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 40 acres.. 204 319 bushels.. 18 392 19 313 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 9 acres.. 89 175 tons, green.. 1 610 2 024 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 1 520 Tobacco ......................farms.. 260 256 acres.. 1 762 1 044 pounds.. 3 287 638 1 873 908 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 221 acres.. 8 755 6 895 tons, dry.. 18 551 8 550 @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. .