1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 852 861 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 782 95 336 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 883 75 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 908 610 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 053 14 081 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 224 50 to 179 acres ..................... 360 387 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 821 828 acres.. 43 744 47 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 774 786 acres.. 15 079 15 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 23 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 838 8 622 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 721 10 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 058 3 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 780 5 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 279 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 195 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 30 $100,000 or more .................... 10 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 827 5 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 013 6 712 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 852 862 $1,000.. 3 747 2 431 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 398 2 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 363 365 Other ............................... 489 496 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 484 200 days or more ................... 340 351 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 536 524 number.. 17 129 16 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 430 406 number.. 8 221 6 747 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 77 number.. 1 215 1 677 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 496 492 number.. 7 767 8 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 48 number.. 114 1 735 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 35 number.. 914 2 830 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 143 437 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 58 number.. (D) 1 305 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 139 acres.. 1 307 1 549 bushels.. 117 530 108 012 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 49 acres.. 706 1 087 tons, green.. 12 454 13 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 89 40 bushels.. 3 500 2 210 Tobacco ......................farms.. 656 684 acres.. 1 880 1 262 pounds.. 3 467 322 2 180 592 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 2 acres.. 211 (D) bushels.. 7 205 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 468 502 acres.. 11 417 12 255 tons, dry.. 24 109 19 710 @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. .