1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRIMBLE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 526 603 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 144 71 324 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 570 128 541 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 358 1 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 377 21 328 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 587 acres.. 34 308 34 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 482 559 acres.. 15 973 15 507 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 19 acres.. 589 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 812 11 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 555 18 517 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 029 8 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 783 2 396 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 29 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 614 6 439 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 574 10 678 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 244 Other ............................... 330 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 376 200 days or more ................... 238 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 344 number.. 8 451 9 918 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 307 number.. 4 877 5 204 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 19 number.. 222 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 312 number.. 4 087 4 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 11 number.. 5 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 404 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 43 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. (D) 408 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 77 acres.. 1 115 1 848 bushels.. 89 993 173 745 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 7 acres.. 116 118 tons, green.. 1 309 2 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 43 acres.. 476 882 bushels.. 16 982 30 130 Tobacco ......................farms.. 373 479 acres.. 2 215 2 106 pounds.. 4 534 602 4 454 871 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 56 acres.. 3 721 2 737 bushels.. 110 002 93 388 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 334 acres.. 8 596 8 378 tons, dry.. 16 134 17 784 @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.