1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSSELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 943 1 041 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 837 91 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 88 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 927 107 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 606 1 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 664 16 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 160 10 to 49 acres ...................... 319 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 398 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 884 1 016 acres.. 64 211 61 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 820 951 acres.. 29 278 26 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 24 acres.. 32 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 945 22 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 634 21 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 190 7 943 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 755 14 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 168 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 179 228 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 54 $100,000 or more .................... 58 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 671 15 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 861 15 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 366 439 Other ............................... 577 602 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 574 592 200 days or more ................... 394 424 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 579 609 number.. 31 409 31 941 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 432 number.. 13 044 11 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 93 number.. 3 443 3 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 569 598 number.. 32 241 20 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 38 number.. 592 3 998 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 33 number.. 1 793 7 059 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 14 number.. (D) 148 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 28 number.. 255 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 153 acres.. 3 668 4 663 bushels.. 351 866 492 064 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 68 acres.. 2 048 1 790 tons, green.. 28 825 25 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 20 acres.. 532 733 bushels.. 22 911 25 993 Tobacco ......................farms.. 577 796 acres.. 2 145 2 222 pounds.. 4 102 098 3 893 885 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 24 acres.. 2 760 1 631 bushels.. 100 357 59 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 537 539 acres.. 20 087 17 377 tons, dry.. 47 692 35 939 @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.