1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 956 1 866 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 817 239 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 332 120 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 287 949 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 268 21 638 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 205 176 10 to 49 acres ...................... 567 523 50 to 179 acres ..................... 797 796 180 to 499 acres .................... 304 299 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 844 1 769 acres.. 185 529 168 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 609 1 614 acres.. 94 426 83 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 33 acres.. 143 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 503 32 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 865 17 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 652 13 433 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 851 18 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 416 522 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 326 323 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 388 376 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 444 372 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 184 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 67 $100,000 or more .................... 91 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 228 23 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 078 12 858 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 956 1 865 $1,000.. 13 406 7 456 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 854 3 998 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 805 764 Other ............................... 1 151 1 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 160 1 147 200 days or more ................... 909 867 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 371 1 260 number.. 76 751 55 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 182 1 057 number.. 32 414 26 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 105 number.. 4 726 4 485 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 315 1 231 number.. 54 115 25 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 207 number.. 20 143 18 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 135 203 number.. 33 280 33 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 17 number.. 654 345 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 99 number.. 702 2 213 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 349 489 acres.. 22 514 20 070 bushels.. 2 777 321 2 106 289 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 50 acres.. 1 628 1 371 tons, green.. 30 429 21 118 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 156 acres.. 10 848 8 353 bushels.. 515 713 399 253 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 064 1 077 acres.. 3 406 2 030 pounds.. 6 748 360 3 534 986 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 200 250 acres.. 19 527 18 304 bushels.. 663 438 491 911 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 118 1 093 acres.. 46 254 38 912 tons, dry.. 99 940 81 012 @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. .