1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 640 1 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 838 224 123 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 443 189 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 760 1 395 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 811 27 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 232 229 10 to 49 acres ...................... 409 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 593 617 180 to 499 acres .................... 322 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 571 1 521 acres.. 164 080 158 400 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 478 1 461 acres.. 83 373 77 475 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 87 acres.. 279 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 834 46 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 484 29 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 830 18 703 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 004 27 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 299 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 221 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 266 301 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 353 335 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 249 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 142 $100,000 or more .................... 139 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 795 31 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 875 19 616 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 640 1 582 $1,000.. 18 549 15 459 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 311 9 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 743 722 Other ............................... 897 859 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 969 987 200 days or more ................... 698 705 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 902 919 number.. 51 359 53 442 Beef cows ..................farms.. 655 588 number.. 16 962 14 986 Milk cows ..................farms.. 148 241 number.. 8 712 11 281 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 873 914 number.. 23 388 25 557 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 67 number.. 12 496 11 752 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 65 number.. 19 274 24 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 27 number.. 1 500 1 377 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 77 number.. 768 1 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 281 375 acres.. 12 478 12 268 bushels.. 1 468 182 1 240 798 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 148 225 acres.. 4 963 6 232 tons, green.. 88 136 90 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 145 acres.. 2 724 4 876 bushels.. 89 351 205 267 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 162 1 183 acres.. 7 049 4 234 pounds.. 15 168 085 9 207 620 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 134 103 acres.. 13 401 8 645 bushels.. 498 514 239 136 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 942 1 003 acres.. 45 893 45 029 tons, dry.. 105 948 101 704 @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. .