1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 352 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 642 196 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 601 508 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 880 786 643 624 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 482 1 283 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 802 76 561 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 350 acres.. 184 638 170 902 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 323 acres.. 165 760 144 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 2 100 1 342 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 623 50 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 542 129 276 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 999 37 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 624 12 944 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 44 $100,000 or more .................... 116 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 710 34 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 971 89 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 232 Other ............................... 142 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 158 164 200 days or more ................... 126 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 223 number.. 17 973 20 512 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 209 number.. (D) 10 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 221 number.. 10 128 11 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 69 number.. 31 045 44 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 79 number.. 55 246 84 949 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 34 116 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 241 acres.. 81 565 80 864 bushels.. 9 534 819 12 036 837 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 27 acres.. 549 800 tons, green.. 8 390 12 849 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 65 acres.. 13 324 6 020 bushels.. 730 295 315 219 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 7 9 pounds.. 11 126 19 225 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 191 192 acres.. 72 742 50 320 bushels.. 3 064 954 2 284 549 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 170 190 acres.. 10 203 10 895 tons, dry.. 21 044 23 263 @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.