1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSSELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 041 1 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 365 99 020 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 195 88 591 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 174 982 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 650 16 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 160 175 10 to 49 acres ...................... 342 361 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 453 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 016 1 105 acres.. 61 793 61 545 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 951 1 056 acres.. 26 834 28 660 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 68 140 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 227 16 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 352 14 754 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 943 5 071 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 284 11 690 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 356 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 201 217 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 228 207 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 62 $100,000 or more .................... 47 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 780 12 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 159 10 631 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 041 1 135 $1,000.. 6 712 4 978 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 448 4 386 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 439 477 Other ............................... 602 659 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 592 650 200 days or more ................... 424 440 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 609 656 number.. 31 941 27 902 Beef cows ..................farms.. 432 436 number.. 11 080 9 841 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 142 number.. 3 371 4 550 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 598 640 number.. 20 283 15 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 87 number.. 3 998 6 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 84 number.. 7 059 12 499 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 6 number.. 148 250 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 68 number.. (D) 2 038 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 153 237 acres.. 4 663 5 348 bushels.. 492 064 440 305 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 68 101 acres.. 1 790 2 548 tons, green.. 25 300 33 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 27 acres.. 733 647 bushels.. 25 993 22 975 Tobacco ......................farms.. 796 869 acres.. 2 222 1 524 pounds.. 3 893 885 2 535 414 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 28 acres.. 1 631 1 397 bushels.. 59 125 53 311 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 539 623 acres.. 17 377 18 387 tons, dry.. 35 939 34 955 @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. .