1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 82 273 90 281 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 334 234 13 665 798 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 274 163 660 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 450 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 327 24 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 114 10 402 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 754 21 911 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 992 36 515 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 522 16 586 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 399 3 468 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 492 1 399 Total cropland .................farms.. 77 784 86 345 acres.. 8 549 027 8 880 989 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 68 953 79 590 acres.. 4 678 622 4 417 651 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 104 2 120 acres.. 58 490 27 647 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 064 460 2 663 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 247 29 505 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 578 861 1 449 823 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 485 599 1 213 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 143 17 881 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 566 14 745 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 393 17 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 388 20 354 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 339 9 623 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 843 5 519 $100,000 or more .................... 5 601 5 030 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 033 070 1 828 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 714 20 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 33 841 40 175 Other ............................... 48 432 50 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 48 491 51 075 200 days or more ................... 35 100 36 497 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 898 52 572 number.. 2 428 891 2 503 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 171 42 898 number.. 1 126 748 1 088 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 393 4 984 number.. 145 557 186 089 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 355 50 174 number.. 1 388 647 1 277 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 881 4 879 number.. 563 797 782 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 523 4 345 number.. 1 100 523 1 464 686 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 795 1 032 number.. 21 664 37 729 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 991 3 126 number.. 3 500 904 2 637 061 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 243 110 number.. 91 548 829 27 623 677 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 021 16 945 acres.. 1 086 381 1 166 234 bushels.. 110 787 023 145 213 536 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 062 3 855 acres.. 104 920 105 077 tons, green.. 1 438 492 1 733 554 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 180 3 881 acres.. 408 771 326 268 bushels.. 21 658 648 16 252 236 Tobacco ......................farms.. 44 967 59 373 acres.. 255 053 268 140 pounds.. 505 257 589 542 000 404 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 644 7 185 acres.. 1 214 938 1 030 180 bushels.. 41 294 246 37 796 827 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 388 47 478 acres.. 2 009 061 1 837 802 tons, dry.. 4 138 965 3 757 782 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.