1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROWAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 712 55 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 098 84 958 Average per acre .........dollars.. 844 638 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 423 13 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 501 488 acres.. 22 009 21 245 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 472 acres.. 6 922 7 646 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 4 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 799 3 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 427 6 100 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 550 1 848 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 249 1 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 0 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 902 2 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 651 5 145 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 501 $1,000.. 663 431 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 300 861 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 200 Other ............................... 324 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 284 200 days or more ................... 225 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 202 number.. 5 263 4 836 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 157 number.. 2 560 2 639 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 16 number.. 115 72 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 192 number.. 2 294 2 639 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 24 number.. 579 599 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. 1 192 1 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 286 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 43 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 82 acres.. 1 066 1 235 bushels.. 97 371 99 406 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 6 acres.. 73 114 tons, green.. 1 286 2 180 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 396 410 acres.. 1 079 624 pounds.. 1 888 278 1 073 209 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 69 (D) bushels.. 2 432 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 226 acres.. 4 935 5 695 tons, dry.. 9 980 10 054 @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. .