1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIMPSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 582 569 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 972 117 768 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 404 205 663 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 720 1 044 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 466 34 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 548 541 acres.. 98 457 103 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 480 505 acres.. 78 109 80 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 47 158 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 107 28 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 166 50 011 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 758 21 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 349 6 470 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 49 $100,000 or more .................... 79 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 050 19 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 886 35 082 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 313 Other ............................... 305 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 283 200 days or more ................... 238 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 324 number.. 15 478 13 999 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 269 number.. 7 461 5 753 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 24 number.. 1 153 1 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 309 number.. 7 364 5 904 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 40 number.. 6 924 14 633 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 40 number.. 18 625 27 859 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 12 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 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.. 176 220 acres.. 28 387 27 629 bushels.. 3 005 092 3 681 874 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 19 acres.. 578 713 tons, green.. 9 833 12 928 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 181 acres.. 24 190 20 951 bushels.. 1 412 592 1 060 672 Tobacco ......................farms.. 221 297 acres.. 1 154 1 306 pounds.. 2 467 403 2 578 024 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 179 224 acres.. 32 508 35 083 bushels.. 1 064 952 1 246 048 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 279 acres.. 12 552 9 740 tons, dry.. 24 097 18 585 @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.