1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROWAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 413 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 472 49 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 286 109 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 179 844 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 417 21 423 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 397 501 acres.. 20 749 22 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 468 acres.. 7 352 6 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 10 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 430 4 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 727 9 427 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 347 3 550 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 083 1 249 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 10 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 837 3 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 870 7 651 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 185 Other ............................... 278 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 319 200 days or more ................... 170 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 208 number.. 5 271 5 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 167 number.. (D) 2 560 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 180 number.. 2 309 2 294 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 23 number.. 310 579 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 1 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 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.. 30 70 acres.. 377 1 066 bushels.. 27 755 97 371 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 10 acres.. 283 73 tons, green.. 3 975 1 286 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 295 396 acres.. 996 1 079 pounds.. 1 721 852 1 888 278 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 69 bushels.. (D) 2 432 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 192 acres.. 5 805 4 935 tons, dry.. 10 642 9 980 @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.