1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 399 1 640 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 639 229 838 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 399 234 443 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 538 1 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 245 27 811 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 142 232 10 to 49 acres ...................... 399 409 50 to 179 acres ..................... 521 593 180 to 499 acres .................... 272 322 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 311 1 571 acres.. 139 866 164 080 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 210 1 478 acres.. 78 478 83 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 188 51 acres.. 1 680 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 164 59 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 146 36 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 247 32 830 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 916 27 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 262 296 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 168 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 190 266 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 358 353 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 162 249 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 148 $100,000 or more .................... 130 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 155 40 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 539 24 875 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 602 743 Other ............................... 797 897 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 846 969 200 days or more ................... 612 698 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 792 902 number.. 43 879 51 359 Beef cows ..................farms.. 613 655 number.. 16 461 16 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 99 148 number.. 5 063 8 712 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 775 873 number.. 22 992 23 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 33 number.. 9 940 12 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 29 number.. 15 330 19 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 30 number.. 867 1 500 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 34 number.. 807 768 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 161 281 acres.. 10 589 12 478 bushels.. 693 011 1 468 182 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 108 148 acres.. 4 993 4 963 tons, green.. 55 736 88 136 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 83 acres.. 4 756 2 724 bushels.. 188 447 89 351 Tobacco ......................farms.. 864 1 162 acres.. 6 258 7 049 pounds.. 13 267 703 15 168 085 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 134 acres.. 15 012 13 401 bushels.. 381 858 498 514 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 843 942 acres.. 41 199 45 893 tons, dry.. 79 382 105 948 @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.