1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITLEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 368 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 526 44 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 785 115 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 209 888 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 224 13 640 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 342 acres.. 23 868 23 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 298 acres.. 8 817 7 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 9 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 141 2 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 535 7 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 116 1 345 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 025 1 465 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 466 2 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 719 5 935 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 130 Other ............................... 275 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 212 200 days or more ................... 189 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 245 number.. 7 388 6 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 205 number.. 4 094 3 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 22 number.. 72 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 209 number.. 4 513 3 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 25 number.. 82 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 15 number.. 188 243 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 25 number.. 447 576 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 49 acres.. 436 440 bushels.. 27 654 32 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 8 acres.. 186 223 tons, green.. 2 773 4 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 79 130 acres.. 326 425 pounds.. 535 306 643 833 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 75 bushels.. 0 2 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 223 acres.. 8 012 6 660 tons, dry.. 12 462 9 294 @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.