1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TODD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 679 653 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 968 165 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 171 228 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 409 949 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 646 39 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 629 acres.. 144 242 127 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 556 580 acres.. 114 047 92 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 32 acres.. 485 860 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 686 47 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 631 72 785 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 462 26 260 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 225 21 269 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 58 $100,000 or more .................... 146 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 424 33 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 425 51 948 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 345 Other ............................... 340 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 332 200 days or more ................... 245 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 330 number.. 24 361 18 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 258 number.. 9 407 7 074 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 40 number.. 3 656 2 401 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 323 321 number.. 10 350 11 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 79 number.. 21 989 21 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 81 number.. 63 093 35 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 107 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 25 number.. (D) 812 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 254 acres.. 44 736 33 941 bushels.. 5 661 787 4 376 276 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 41 acres.. 2 603 1 532 tons, green.. 45 674 27 174 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 179 184 acres.. 32 819 21 505 bushels.. 1 956 130 1 209 127 Tobacco ......................farms.. 312 387 acres.. 2 587 2 187 pounds.. 5 612 707 4 426 351 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 221 229 acres.. 44 385 35 867 bushels.. 1 505 990 1 202 567 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 297 269 acres.. 15 095 11 254 tons, dry.. 31 956 24 537 @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.