1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAIR COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 350 1 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 437 177 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 984 99 568 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 037 816 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 230 19 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 126 167 10 to 49 acres ...................... 341 359 50 to 179 acres ..................... 608 645 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 270 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 286 1 438 acres.. 98 382 113 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 186 1 357 acres.. 44 208 45 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 160 97 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 640 28 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 956 19 260 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 064 10 667 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 576 17 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 294 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 256 273 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 248 314 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 311 354 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 80 $100,000 or more .................... 66 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 434 17 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 396 12 082 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 597 697 Other ............................... 753 785 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 778 818 200 days or more ................... 530 569 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 934 966 number.. 45 615 45 825 Beef cows ..................farms.. 752 714 number.. 19 761 17 874 Milk cows ..................farms.. 142 163 number.. 6 883 7 310 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 909 921 number.. 20 756 19 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 70 number.. 1 157 3 690 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 51 number.. 2 436 7 082 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 63 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 52 number.. 766 1 379 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 152 268 acres.. 3 659 8 561 bushels.. 304 712 784 151 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 103 106 acres.. 3 553 2 995 tons, green.. 56 794 43 715 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 24 acres.. 354 706 bushels.. 14 830 17 558 Tobacco ......................farms.. 840 1 136 acres.. 2 921 3 095 pounds.. 5 560 665 5 475 347 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 793 319 bushels.. 24 752 12 122 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 878 859 acres.. 35 313 32 534 tons, dry.. 78 592 66 222 @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.