1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOODFORD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 678 727 Land in farms ..................acres.. 122 917 123 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 548 469 434 353 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 649 2 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 078 33 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 188 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 604 664 acres.. 79 142 87 884 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 507 590 acres.. 28 495 30 237 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 22 acres.. 1 755 743 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 401 75 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 208 104 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 411 21 678 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 989 53 982 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 80 $100,000 or more .................... 132 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 317 46 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 411 64 433 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 384 Other ............................... 331 343 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 380 200 days or more ................... 255 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 372 number.. 24 273 28 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 290 number.. 10 981 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 6 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 381 number.. 19 900 20 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 1 541 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 10 number.. 561 520 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 9 number.. 496 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 63 acres.. 2 534 2 041 bushels.. 175 606 265 557 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 37 acres.. 611 877 tons, green.. 7 042 13 481 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 23 acres.. 749 818 bushels.. 30 373 30 239 Tobacco ......................farms.. 391 517 acres.. 5 817 5 822 pounds.. 12 328 332 13 094 908 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 17 acres.. 1 940 1 402 bushels.. 58 205 47 846 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 339 354 acres.. 17 841 20 725 tons, dry.. 31 473 40 211 @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.