1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 094 27 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 435 145 059 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 480 1 084 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 963 15 721 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 186 acres.. 10 770 9 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 147 acres.. 2 740 2 888 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 76 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 271 4 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 969 21 246 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 461 1 173 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 810 3 331 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 922 3 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 286 15 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 47 61 Other ............................... 160 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 140 200 days or more ................... 113 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 144 number.. 3 636 4 002 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 122 number.. (D) 2 004 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 135 number.. 2 728 1 965 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 88 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 29 acres.. 105 233 bushels.. 8 764 24 637 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 44 (D) tons, green.. 605 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 52 52 pounds.. 58 353 77 867 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 121 acres.. 2 516 2 556 tons, dry.. 4 728 4 430 @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.