1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRIGG COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 411 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 966 111 866 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 264 182 952 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 293 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 228 27 227 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 384 405 acres.. 81 472 76 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 372 acres.. 55 796 42 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 69 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 535 18 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 563 43 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 896 11 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 639 6 724 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 33 $100,000 or more .................... 44 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 988 13 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 065 32 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 203 Other ............................... 245 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 240 200 days or more ................... 193 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 256 number.. 18 257 18 155 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 228 number.. 10 232 10 054 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 115 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 257 number.. 9 544 9 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 39 number.. 22 545 10 440 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 37 number.. 37 187 24 666 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 28 42 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 119 acres.. 18 248 13 118 bushels.. 2 177 358 1 655 585 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 17 acres.. 155 316 tons, green.. 2 240 4 565 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 45 acres.. 9 763 7 392 bushels.. 574 860 391 400 Tobacco ......................farms.. 194 268 acres.. 1 660 1 510 pounds.. 3 429 649 3 247 564 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 73 acres.. 15 441 11 363 bushels.. 530 366 437 989 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 216 acres.. 16 941 13 614 tons, dry.. 35 359 29 864 @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.