1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAYLOR COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 065 1 056 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 719 130 552 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 375 88 353 Average per acre .........dollars.. 965 747 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 200 21 898 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 141 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 268 252 50 to 179 acres ..................... 444 456 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 020 1 012 acres.. 85 080 83 632 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 953 949 acres.. 41 267 39 249 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 28 acres.. 147 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 273 23 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 608 21 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 845 6 843 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 428 16 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 184 207 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 238 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 252 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 64 $100,000 or more .................... 49 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 727 17 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 584 17 031 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 065 1 056 $1,000.. 8 604 5 681 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 079 5 380 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 449 469 Other ............................... 616 587 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 624 615 200 days or more ................... 462 431 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 707 661 number.. 33 744 32 917 Beef cows ..................farms.. 573 514 number.. 13 355 13 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 89 number.. 3 386 3 727 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 692 655 number.. 19 430 23 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 117 number.. 9 612 13 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 118 number.. 16 307 23 630 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 47 195 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 66 number.. 1 243 1 179 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 267 407 acres.. 10 194 10 715 bushels.. 1 067 535 929 386 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 89 113 acres.. 2 085 2 485 tons, green.. 32 692 34 712 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 86 acres.. 1 400 1 653 bushels.. 53 078 63 599 Tobacco ......................farms.. 771 780 acres.. 2 784 1 747 pounds.. 5 602 415 3 506 521 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 86 acres.. 4 660 4 206 bushels.. 170 893 128 011 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 608 627 acres.. 23 032 20 272 tons, dry.. 48 676 39 615 @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. .