1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 387 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 701 204 933 Average size of farm .......acres.. 508 472 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 643 624 383 041 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 283 819 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 561 66 102 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 402 acres.. 170 902 169 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 360 acres.. 144 412 125 475 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 1 342 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 030 42 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 276 97 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 085 25 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 944 16 584 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 49 $100,000 or more .................... 114 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 814 30 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 959 70 774 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 387 434 $1,000.. 14 477 10 999 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 407 25 344 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 261 Other ............................... 155 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 204 200 days or more ................... 122 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 223 261 number.. 20 512 25 482 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 225 number.. 10 418 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 21 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 262 number.. 11 299 13 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 120 number.. 44 265 55 053 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 125 number.. 84 949 97 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 11 number.. 116 209 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 241 283 acres.. 80 864 65 912 bushels.. 12 036 837 8 423 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 28 acres.. 800 787 tons, green.. 12 849 14 129 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 54 acres.. 6 020 3 538 bushels.. 315 219 178 512 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 9 5 pounds.. 19 225 10 894 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 192 235 acres.. 50 320 46 603 bushels.. 2 284 549 1 729 502 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 210 acres.. 10 895 10 328 tons, dry.. 23 263 22 643 @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. .