1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 050 1 137 Land in farms ..................acres.. 157 392 165 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 880 129 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 242 906 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 271 23 966 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 491 549 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 995 1 096 acres.. 107 240 117 507 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 1 025 acres.. 46 496 43 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 144 27 acres.. 1 088 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 584 32 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 033 28 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 977 16 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 607 15 486 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 201 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 288 335 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 96 $100,000 or more .................... 55 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 204 20 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 167 18 340 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 544 Other ............................... 605 593 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 663 654 200 days or more ................... 462 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 744 838 number.. 41 017 44 394 Beef cows ..................farms.. 611 658 number.. 18 969 18 255 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 118 number.. 3 332 4 781 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 728 804 number.. 21 713 19 558 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. 2 367 2 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 22 number.. 3 556 3 517 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 23 number.. 168 1 087 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 26 number.. 373 366 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 131 acres.. 2 060 4 039 bushels.. 141 666 404 116 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 83 acres.. 2 364 2 346 tons, green.. 22 758 32 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 20 acres.. 594 362 bushels.. 25 747 12 597 Tobacco ......................farms.. 653 824 acres.. 3 856 4 028 pounds.. 7 583 706 8 446 020 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 43 acres.. 1 936 1 760 bushels.. 60 025 67 261 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 716 732 acres.. 37 528 32 921 tons, dry.. 70 137 67 795 @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.