1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRIGG COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 470 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 866 111 362 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 952 147 755 Average per acre .........dollars.. 703 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 227 27 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 405 459 acres.. 76 031 75 536 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 430 acres.. 42 566 40 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 9 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 637 14 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 852 31 031 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 913 7 788 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 724 6 796 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 28 $100,000 or more .................... 38 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 679 10 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 185 22 764 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 425 469 $1,000.. 5 163 3 549 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 149 7 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 220 Other ............................... 222 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 254 200 days or more ................... 167 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 256 255 number.. 18 155 15 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 227 number.. 10 054 8 398 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 115 291 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 259 number.. 9 224 8 049 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 81 number.. 10 440 19 458 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 81 number.. 24 666 31 525 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 42 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. 304 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 119 191 acres.. 13 118 12 505 bushels.. 1 655 585 1 147 740 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 6 acres.. 316 161 tons, green.. 4 565 1 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 84 acres.. 7 392 8 104 bushels.. 391 400 387 805 Tobacco ......................farms.. 268 320 acres.. 1 510 1 297 pounds.. 3 247 564 2 481 877 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 95 acres.. 11 363 12 904 bushels.. 437 989 246 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 235 acres.. 13 614 10 823 tons, dry.. 29 864 17 164 @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. .