1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOLFE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 456 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 145 59 856 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 824 78 982 Average per acre .........dollars.. 590 529 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 031 13 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 447 acres.. 15 304 18 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 441 438 acres.. 4 822 4 605 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 9 acres.. 73 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 318 2 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 469 5 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 811 1 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 507 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 1 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 410 1 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 286 3 970 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 456 454 $1,000.. 2 152 864 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 718 1 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 159 Other ............................... 292 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 295 200 days or more ................... 190 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 139 number.. 2 479 2 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 98 number.. 1 208 1 171 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 24 number.. 25 60 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 93 104 number.. 1 155 1 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 46 number.. 128 1 188 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 36 number.. 100 1 794 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 47 number.. 408 1 073 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 88 acres.. 586 845 bushels.. 50 457 64 058 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 10 acres.. 60 95 tons, green.. 1 420 1 642 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 420 411 acres.. 1 387 809 pounds.. 2 329 308 1 220 655 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 162 acres.. 2 835 2 952 tons, dry.. 6 289 4 563 @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. .