1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 466 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 432 136 561 Average size of farm .......acres.. 301 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 565 201 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 801 714 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 476 39 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 467 acres.. 112 581 108 773 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 432 acres.. 87 075 74 551 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 442 17 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 450 35 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 696 13 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 746 3 525 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 35 $100,000 or more .................... 66 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 529 12 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 617 26 014 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 466 492 $1,000.. 6 528 4 954 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 009 10 070 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 242 Other ............................... 242 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 258 200 days or more ................... 173 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 223 212 number.. 11 522 9 360 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 194 number.. 5 529 4 542 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 29 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 210 number.. 8 179 5 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 72 number.. 7 889 7 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 78 number.. 19 139 13 962 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 6 number.. 805 169 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 22 number.. 250 829 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 233 288 acres.. 41 589 32 677 bushels.. 5 448 032 3 945 988 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 179 173 tons, green.. 1 704 1 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 48 acres.. 6 198 2 052 bushels.. 322 581 104 426 Tobacco ......................farms.. 123 134 acres.. 446 299 pounds.. 917 855 517 816 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 190 248 acres.. 36 533 31 910 bushels.. 1 340 060 955 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 203 acres.. 8 387 9 020 tons, dry.. 14 895 15 127 @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. .