1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TODD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 653 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 015 174 061 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 207 198 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 949 785 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 918 40 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 629 665 acres.. 127 745 131 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 639 acres.. 92 415 89 403 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 35 acres.. 860 855 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 529 33 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 785 48 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 260 17 387 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 269 15 805 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 75 $100,000 or more .................... 118 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 922 25 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 948 36 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 653 682 $1,000.. 13 304 8 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 373 12 444 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 389 Other ............................... 308 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 345 200 days or more ................... 243 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 320 number.. 18 769 18 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 217 number.. 7 074 6 587 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 54 number.. 2 401 2 834 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 307 number.. 11 022 10 144 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 98 number.. 21 293 23 853 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 100 number.. 35 840 45 295 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 122 150 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 51 number.. 812 304 339 123 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 254 351 acres.. 33 941 29 323 bushels.. 4 376 276 3 063 690 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 48 acres.. 1 532 1 550 tons, green.. 27 174 24 173 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 219 acres.. 21 505 18 470 bushels.. 1 209 127 894 172 Tobacco ......................farms.. 387 432 acres.. 2 187 1 642 pounds.. 4 426 351 3 077 015 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 293 acres.. 35 867 36 526 bushels.. 1 202 567 861 066 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 303 acres.. 11 254 11 387 tons, dry.. 24 537 23 903 @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. .