1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 803 889 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 366 135 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 410 106 057 Average per acre .........dollars.. 860 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 030 18 828 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 124 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 308 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 763 845 acres.. 59 608 59 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 705 785 acres.. 29 702 26 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 24 acres.. 141 69 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 995 23 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 260 25 892 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 254 7 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 741 15 360 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 24 $100,000 or more .................... 50 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 973 17 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 548 20 044 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 360 394 Other ............................... 443 495 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 493 200 days or more ................... 329 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 557 567 number.. 27 627 26 309 Beef cows ..................farms.. 475 475 number.. 13 563 12 180 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 707 1 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 542 544 number.. 16 160 14 605 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 72 number.. 10 197 14 375 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 58 number.. 25 111 32 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 534 545 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 47 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 129 acres.. 5 431 3 610 bushels.. 547 343 418 031 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 39 acres.. 725 980 tons, green.. 10 042 16 796 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 17 acres.. 578 433 bushels.. 22 717 16 774 Tobacco ......................farms.. 472 637 acres.. 1 656 1 772 pounds.. 3 422 959 3 386 942 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 77 87 acres.. 5 514 6 098 bushels.. 177 263 207 771 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 524 471 acres.. 17 241 15 150 tons, dry.. 38 966 31 331 @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.