1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOODFORD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 727 717 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 655 125 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 353 525 361 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 710 2 935 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 151 30 890 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 664 665 acres.. 87 884 84 892 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 590 600 acres.. 30 237 28 675 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 66 acres.. 743 1 087 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 660 77 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 071 107 830 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 678 14 067 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 982 63 247 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 75 $100,000 or more .................... 115 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 843 42 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 433 59 335 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 727 718 $1,000.. 28 423 33 524 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 096 46 690 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 396 Other ............................... 343 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 380 390 200 days or more ................... 263 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 380 number.. 28 832 26 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 302 number.. (D) 10 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 385 number.. 20 308 20 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 21 number.. 343 2 016 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. 1 541 5 891 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 9 number.. 520 900 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) 488 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 113 acres.. 2 041 3 090 bushels.. 265 557 335 974 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 52 acres.. 877 1 002 tons, green.. 13 481 16 742 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 28 acres.. 818 704 bushels.. 30 239 34 285 Tobacco ......................farms.. 517 533 acres.. 5 822 3 941 pounds.. 13 094 908 9 071 749 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 11 acres.. 1 402 947 bushels.. 47 846 24 262 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 399 acres.. 20 725 19 510 tons, dry.. 40 211 36 098 @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. .