1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 656 703 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 714 99 009 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 124 116 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 117 895 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 334 23 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 315 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 633 681 acres.. 53 555 53 786 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 604 644 acres.. 21 076 18 398 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 9 acres.. 1 135 184 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 639 17 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 888 24 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 105 12 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 534 5 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 68 $100,000 or more .................... 34 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 122 9 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 906 13 741 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 376 Other ............................... 365 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 387 200 days or more ................... 263 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 414 number.. 13 057 15 363 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 345 number.. 6 140 6 363 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 65 number.. 1 090 2 076 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 399 number.. 5 844 5 448 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 293 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 1 830 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 9 26 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. 305 345 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 63 acres.. 749 892 bushels.. 52 160 93 183 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 33 acres.. 478 872 tons, green.. 5 506 16 481 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 59 66 bushels.. 2 841 2 600 Tobacco ......................farms.. 488 558 acres.. 3 954 3 621 pounds.. 8 492 533 7 910 844 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 5 acres.. 333 64 bushels.. 8 820 3 148 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 429 acres.. 16 238 13 537 tons, dry.. 32 534 28 282 @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.