1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 592 648 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 071 93 887 Average size of farm .......acres.. 137 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 141 179 534 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 825 1 237 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 062 24 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 558 623 acres.. 55 944 63 769 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 514 588 acres.. 30 566 29 044 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 12 acres.. 662 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 997 21 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 779 33 943 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 035 12 208 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 961 9 787 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 41 $100,000 or more .................... 44 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 001 12 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 238 19 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 297 Other ............................... 357 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 386 200 days or more ................... 251 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 390 number.. 18 447 21 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 298 number.. 7 563 6 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 75 number.. 2 812 4 754 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 367 372 number.. 9 467 8 760 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 25 number.. 360 1 451 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 19 number.. 364 3 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 37 45 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. 190 533 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 124 acres.. 4 219 5 121 bushels.. 307 822 581 017 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 50 acres.. 1 258 1 469 tons, green.. 12 846 19 983 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 27 acres.. 587 756 bushels.. 22 881 26 567 Tobacco ......................farms.. 376 493 acres.. 2 695 2 843 pounds.. 5 430 262 5 771 949 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 41 acres.. 5 559 3 094 bushels.. 148 830 136 081 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 355 383 acres.. 17 274 17 106 tons, dry.. 35 512 38 986 @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.