1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 603 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 324 68 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 541 101 646 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 201 858 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 328 20 320 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 277 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 570 acres.. 34 996 32 919 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 559 552 acres.. 15 507 15 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 45 acres.. 151 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 166 8 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 517 13 966 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 770 5 812 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 396 2 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 18 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 439 5 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 678 8 752 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 603 590 $1,000.. 4 985 2 102 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 266 3 563 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 242 Other ............................... 359 349 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 381 200 days or more ................... 278 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 332 number.. 9 918 10 153 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 287 number.. 5 204 4 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 29 number.. 535 729 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 322 number.. 4 234 4 580 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 34 number.. 301 1 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 32 number.. 404 1 875 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 96 129 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 18 number.. 408 606 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 152 acres.. 1 848 2 613 bushels.. 173 745 260 574 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 118 125 tons, green.. 2 044 2 417 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 69 acres.. 882 1 156 bushels.. 30 130 47 167 Tobacco ......................farms.. 479 471 acres.. 2 106 1 381 pounds.. 4 454 871 3 071 945 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 63 acres.. 2 737 2 398 bushels.. 93 388 83 211 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 344 acres.. 8 378 7 895 tons, dry.. 17 784 16 916 @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. .