1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 771 852 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 657 92 782 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 060 104 883 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 138 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 670 17 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 735 821 acres.. 44 712 43 744 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 658 774 acres.. 17 132 15 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 417 10 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 512 12 721 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 106 6 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 311 4 780 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 189 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 31 $100,000 or more .................... 13 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 366 6 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 267 8 013 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 363 Other ............................... 461 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 484 200 days or more ................... 332 340 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 505 536 number.. 17 185 17 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 432 430 number.. 8 609 8 221 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 56 number.. 863 1 215 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 496 number.. 8 566 7 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 17 number.. 267 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 13 number.. (D) 914 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 14 143 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 23 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.. 56 101 acres.. 815 1 307 bushels.. 73 234 117 530 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 40 acres.. 637 706 tons, green.. 10 287 12 454 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 89 bushels.. (D) 3 500 Tobacco ......................farms.. 502 656 acres.. 1 793 1 880 pounds.. 3 253 930 3 467 322 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 7 acres.. 308 211 bushels.. 10 972 7 205 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 468 acres.. 14 045 11 417 tons, dry.. 30 888 24 109 @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.