1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOYLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 673 742 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 905 108 291 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 096 216 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 609 1 421 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 859 30 868 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 634 705 acres.. 65 521 70 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 638 acres.. 30 382 30 604 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 8 acres.. 252 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 040 26 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 178 35 335 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 522 10 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 518 15 489 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 59 $100,000 or more .................... 55 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 622 20 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 223 27 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 319 Other ............................... 402 423 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 456 200 days or more ................... 285 324 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 407 461 number.. 30 776 35 951 Beef cows ..................farms.. 332 358 number.. 12 381 13 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 42 number.. 578 1 589 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 466 number.. 35 552 25 640 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 1 206 3 254 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 2 967 4 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 77 298 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 22 number.. (D) 497 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 76 acres.. 2 472 3 243 bushels.. 148 588 318 761 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 74 acres.. 1 633 1 989 tons, green.. 22 474 36 042 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 16 acres.. (D) 601 bushels.. (D) 21 400 Tobacco ......................farms.. 395 522 acres.. 2 712 2 826 pounds.. 5 311 134 5 558 264 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 12 acres.. 643 898 bushels.. 12 560 35 422 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 428 432 acres.. 23 598 22 521 tons, dry.. 51 220 44 917 @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.