1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITLEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 369 403 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 548 50 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 005 108 203 Average per acre .........dollars.. 888 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 640 15 001 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 342 380 acres.. 23 689 24 133 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 330 acres.. 7 694 6 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 134 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 810 2 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 614 6 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 345 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 465 1 811 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 190 2 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 935 5 303 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 369 403 $1,000.. 388 466 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 051 1 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 114 Other ............................... 239 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 251 200 days or more ................... 172 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 250 number.. 6 925 5 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 191 number.. 3 102 2 626 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 26 number.. 114 400 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 209 224 number.. 3 125 3 296 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 30 number.. 243 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 20 number.. 243 3 079 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 40 number.. 576 1 273 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 83 acres.. 440 659 bushels.. 32 415 40 662 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 12 acres.. 223 312 tons, green.. 4 135 3 352 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 130 148 acres.. 425 259 pounds.. 643 833 357 161 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 75 64 bushels.. 2 100 2 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 244 acres.. 6 660 5 692 tons, dry.. 9 294 7 445 @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. .