1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 971 1 062 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 082 164 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 351 303 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 857 1 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 731 26 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 106 140 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 259 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 372 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 912 989 acres.. 101 238 106 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 811 888 acres.. 31 388 37 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 212 acres.. 537 1 820 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 060 40 436 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 435 38 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 233 14 814 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 827 25 622 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 201 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 83 $100,000 or more .................... 100 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 683 25 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 450 24 288 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 971 1 062 $1,000.. 18 608 14 211 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 163 13 382 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 517 Other ............................... 482 545 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 541 618 200 days or more ................... 368 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 575 657 number.. 34 137 37 431 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 561 number.. 16 478 17 073 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 247 275 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 570 656 number.. 20 767 21 799 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 32 number.. 2 162 2 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 31 number.. 4 722 7 173 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 35 number.. 1 339 1 509 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 49 number.. 1 268 956 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 112 182 acres.. 2 742 4 313 bushels.. 282 845 294 421 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 37 acres.. 545 744 tons, green.. 7 739 9 098 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 31 acres.. 262 507 bushels.. 10 634 19 927 Tobacco ......................farms.. 683 736 acres.. 6 135 4 293 pounds.. 14 109 628 9 679 493 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 30 acres.. 387 1 375 bushels.. 13 815 22 384 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 463 599 acres.. 22 740 26 864 tons, dry.. 44 187 46 902 @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. .