1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 648 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 887 99 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 534 127 778 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 237 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 271 30 287 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 623 632 acres.. 63 769 62 386 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 588 618 acres.. 29 044 29 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 31 acres.. 91 278 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 995 16 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 943 24 354 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 208 6 629 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 787 9 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 42 $100,000 or more .................... 47 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 316 11 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 006 17 132 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 648 659 $1,000.. 8 802 6 405 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 584 9 720 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 297 312 Other ............................... 351 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 378 200 days or more ................... 275 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 421 number.. 21 540 21 177 Beef cows ..................farms.. 298 278 number.. 6 977 5 775 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 121 number.. 4 754 5 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 372 409 number.. 8 760 8 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 42 number.. 1 451 1 943 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 35 number.. 3 533 4 221 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 1 number.. 45 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 41 number.. 533 810 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 165 acres.. 5 121 3 951 bushels.. 581 017 341 776 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 86 acres.. 1 469 2 194 tons, green.. 19 983 34 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 32 acres.. 756 754 bushels.. 26 567 32 036 Tobacco ......................farms.. 493 528 acres.. 2 843 1 562 pounds.. 5 771 949 3 083 043 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 29 acres.. 3 094 2 401 bushels.. 136 081 91 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 383 434 acres.. 17 106 19 676 tons, dry.. 38 986 40 763 @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. .