1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
BARREN COUNTY,                  KENTUCKY
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987



Farms .........................number..            2 201           2 232
Land in farms ..................acres..          248 634         252 771
    Average size of farm .......acres..              113             113
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          118 731          90 138
    Average per acre .........dollars..            1 062             832

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           23 569          20 664
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................              266             265
  10 to 49 acres ......................              580             574
  50 to 179 acres .....................              965             998
  180 to 499 acres ....................              326             331
  500 to 999 acres ....................               55              52
  1,000 acres or more .................                9              12

Total cropland .................farms..            2 140           2 152
                                acres..          181 648         184 612
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..            1 998           2 070
                                acres..           79 911          82 328
Irrigated land .................farms..               27              57
                                acres..              105             366

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..           57 365          44 856
    Average per farm .........dollars..           26 063          20 097
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..           25 588          15 432
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..           31 777          29 424
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................              297             470
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................              351             405
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................              442             454
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................              614             500
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................              251             214
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................              129             106
  $100,000 or more ....................              117              83
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..           39 494          29 322
    Average per farm .........dollars..           17 952          13 131
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..            2 200           2 233
                               $1,000..           18 164          15 468
    Average per farm..........dollars..            8 256           6 927

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................            1 095           1 085
  Other ...............................            1 106           1 147
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................            1 158           1 244
   200 days or more ...................              788             816

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..            1 537           1 487
                               number..           82 629          71 600
    Beef cows ..................farms..            1 183           1 095
                               number..           30 401          26 896
    Milk cows ..................farms..              224             259
                               number..           10 901          12 385
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..            1 484           1 490
                               number..           35 819          35 598


  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               90             166
                               number..            7 372           9 320
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               79             156
                               number..           14 992          19 231
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               15              14
                               number..              267             295
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               79             113
                               number..              (D)           2 298
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                0               0
                               number..                0               0
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..              423             586
                                acres..           14 607          14 317
                              bushels..        1 688 385       1 217 815

  Corn for sil or green chop....farms..              104             141
                                acres..            3 199           4 197
                          tons, green..           56 432          67 444
  Wheat for grain ..............farms..               86              97
                                acres..            2 739           2 605
                              bushels..          116 668         100 039
  Tobacco ......................farms..            1 605           1 624
                                acres..            6 248           4 347
                               pounds..       12 443 649       8 263 419
  Soybeans for beans ...........farms..               70              69
                                acres..            4 898           3 997
                              bushels..          207 009         127 958

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..            1 361           1 450
                                acres..           53 520          54 925
                            tons, dry..          121 818         116 479
       @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.
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