1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAYLOR COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 971 1 065 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 307 128 719 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 090 118 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 384 965 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 287 24 200 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 141 10 to 49 acres ...................... 273 268 50 to 179 acres ..................... 400 444 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 916 1 020 acres.. 72 520 85 080 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 834 953 acres.. 37 734 41 267 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 18 acres.. 321 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 457 27 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 188 25 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 675 11 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 782 15 428 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 160 184 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 194 238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 252 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 67 $100,000 or more .................... 50 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 040 18 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 579 17 584 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 449 Other ............................... 580 616 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 570 624 200 days or more ................... 424 462 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 665 707 number.. 31 666 33 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 550 573 number.. 14 564 13 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 74 number.. 3 202 3 386 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 652 692 number.. 17 619 19 430 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 55 number.. 2 800 9 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 53 number.. 4 356 16 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 64 47 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 30 number.. 567 1 243 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 267 acres.. 5 928 10 194 bushels.. 540 859 1 067 535 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 66 89 acres.. 2 029 2 085 tons, green.. 29 366 32 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 48 acres.. 1 203 1 400 bushels.. 52 251 53 078 Tobacco ......................farms.. 595 771 acres.. 2 609 2 784 pounds.. 5 158 615 5 602 415 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 78 acres.. 5 692 4 660 bushels.. 214 490 170 893 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 588 608 acres.. 23 121 23 032 tons, dry.. 58 996 48 676 @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.