1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 455 466 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 292 140 432 Average size of farm .......acres.. 300 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 240 250 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 122 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 375 48 476 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 429 acres.. 110 367 112 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 388 acres.. 90 027 87 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 584 24 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 416 52 450 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 965 19 696 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 620 4 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 38 $100,000 or more .................... 71 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 150 17 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 682 37 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 224 Other ............................... 244 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 233 200 days or more ................... 188 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 223 number.. 11 598 11 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 198 number.. 5 786 5 529 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 51 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 210 number.. 7 732 8 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 52 number.. 2 430 7 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 53 number.. 4 259 19 139 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 123 805 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 13 number.. 10 250 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 3 143 693 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 174 233 acres.. 38 444 41 589 bushels.. 3 905 302 5 448 032 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 179 tons, green.. (D) 1 704 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 46 acres.. 5 180 6 198 bushels.. 259 455 322 581 Tobacco ......................farms.. 88 123 acres.. 387 446 pounds.. 745 532 917 855 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 176 190 acres.. 41 148 36 533 bushels.. 1 385 453 1 340 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 202 acres.. 9 025 8 387 tons, dry.. 17 727 14 895 @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.