1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROBERTSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 272 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 849 53 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 935 129 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 476 24 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 306 acres.. 26 138 33 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 289 acres.. 9 075 10 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 176 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 677 6 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 550 21 645 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 060 5 076 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 618 1 743 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 25 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 064 4 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 886 14 329 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 168 Other ............................... 140 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 170 200 days or more ................... 103 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 178 number.. 5 597 6 841 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 152 number.. 3 041 3 378 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 286 526 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 175 number.. 2 424 2 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 69 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 23 number.. 83 404 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 22 acres.. 209 204 bushels.. 16 155 18 392 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 5 acres.. 81 89 tons, green.. 868 1 610 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 214 260 acres.. 1 577 1 762 pounds.. 2 843 206 3 287 638 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 178 acres.. 7 374 8 755 tons, dry.. 12 072 18 551 @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.