1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 889 979 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 850 136 970 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 057 83 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 624 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 828 17 258 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 124 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 260 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 353 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 845 941 acres.. 59 603 59 272 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 785 891 acres.. 26 614 28 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 35 acres.. 69 245 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 018 15 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 892 16 117 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 658 5 187 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 360 10 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 316 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 205 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 25 $100,000 or more .................... 37 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 819 10 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 044 11 216 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 889 980 $1,000.. 5 518 3 348 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 207 3 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 473 Other ............................... 495 506 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 531 200 days or more ................... 367 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 567 606 number.. 26 309 24 538 Beef cows ..................farms.. 475 464 number.. 12 180 11 142 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 90 number.. 1 166 1 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 544 571 number.. 14 605 13 339 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 146 number.. 14 375 17 538 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 130 number.. 32 665 38 470 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 10 number.. 545 556 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 95 number.. (D) 2 061 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 219 acres.. 3 610 5 061 bushels.. 418 031 397 942 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 54 acres.. 980 1 357 tons, green.. 16 796 17 871 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 40 acres.. 433 936 bushels.. 16 774 35 541 Tobacco ......................farms.. 637 708 acres.. 1 772 1 242 pounds.. 3 386 942 2 178 159 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 123 acres.. 6 098 6 530 bushels.. 207 771 205 625 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 554 acres.. 15 150 14 221 tons, dry.. 31 331 26 424 @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. .