1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIMPSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 569 590 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 768 130 295 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 663 187 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 044 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 822 37 364 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 576 acres.. 103 942 108 163 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 505 554 acres.. 80 381 77 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 158 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 457 21 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 011 37 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 986 15 258 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 470 6 626 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 55 $100,000 or more .................... 79 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 997 15 885 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 082 26 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 570 590 $1,000.. 7 770 6 632 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 632 11 240 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 359 Other ............................... 256 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 291 200 days or more ................... 205 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 300 number.. 13 999 13 498 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 224 number.. 5 753 5 063 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 34 number.. 1 286 1 583 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 299 number.. 5 904 7 006 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 60 number.. 14 633 10 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 58 number.. 27 859 16 242 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 12 135 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. (D) 344 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 220 303 acres.. 27 629 23 876 bushels.. 3 681 874 2 678 534 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 26 acres.. 713 812 tons, green.. 12 928 13 464 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 258 acres.. 20 951 20 132 bushels.. 1 060 672 908 105 Tobacco ......................farms.. 297 323 acres.. 1 306 1 045 pounds.. 2 578 024 1 872 593 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 224 285 acres.. 35 083 34 850 bushels.. 1 246 048 1 031 482 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 289 acres.. 9 740 10 154 tons, dry.. 18 585 21 672 @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. .