1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 137 1 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 391 169 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 437 89 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 906 653 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 966 21 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 549 560 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 307 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 096 1 126 acres.. 117 507 121 750 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 025 1 071 acres.. 43 558 43 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 49 acres.. 83 252 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 261 25 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 374 21 717 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 775 9 696 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 486 15 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 201 250 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 335 279 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 82 $100,000 or more .................... 52 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 853 16 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 340 14 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 137 1 183 $1,000.. 11 913 8 408 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 478 7 108 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 544 583 Other ............................... 593 599 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 654 697 200 days or more ................... 436 449 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 838 892 number.. 44 394 43 945 Beef cows ..................farms.. 658 623 number.. 18 255 16 047 Milk cows ..................farms.. 118 175 number.. 4 781 6 650 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 804 879 number.. 19 558 23 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 66 number.. 2 219 3 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 65 number.. 3 517 7 119 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 23 number.. 1 087 1 119 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 49 number.. 366 684 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 131 202 acres.. 4 039 3 564 bushels.. 404 116 286 782 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 83 137 acres.. 2 346 3 512 tons, green.. 32 934 48 517 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 72 acres.. 362 951 bushels.. 12 597 35 696 Tobacco ......................farms.. 824 883 acres.. 4 028 2 718 pounds.. 8 446 020 5 598 739 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 23 acres.. 1 760 824 bushels.. 67 261 18 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 732 834 acres.. 32 921 34 679 tons, dry.. 67 795 59 070 @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. .