1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 851 971 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 858 154 082 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 203 294 351 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 287 1 857 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 250 26 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 106 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 274 50 to 179 acres ..................... 309 341 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 781 912 acres.. 100 099 101 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 679 811 acres.. 39 016 31 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 192 49 acres.. 3 079 537 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 483 46 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 948 47 435 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 519 23 233 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 964 22 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 93 $100,000 or more .................... 105 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 961 25 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 083 26 450 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 489 Other ............................... 426 482 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 541 200 days or more ................... 324 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 491 575 number.. 35 338 34 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 429 490 number.. 16 929 16 478 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 117 247 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 570 number.. 23 145 20 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 16 number.. 173 2 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 13 number.. 226 4 722 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 25 number.. 402 1 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 32 number.. 489 1 268 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 112 acres.. 3 420 2 742 bushels.. 289 212 282 845 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 22 acres.. 787 545 tons, green.. 11 736 7 739 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 565 262 bushels.. 18 831 10 634 Tobacco ......................farms.. 488 683 acres.. 6 031 6 135 pounds.. 13 758 300 14 109 628 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 11 acres.. 1 231 387 bushels.. 42 121 13 815 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 467 463 acres.. 28 050 22 740 tons, dry.. 50 637 44 187 @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.