1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BREATHITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 193 276 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 646 42 602 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 840 83 496 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 536 11 193 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 266 acres.. 5 726 12 721 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 252 acres.. 1 403 2 141 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 46 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 419 2 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 351 7 387 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 191 1 871 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 228 168 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 893 1 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 651 4 189 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 109 Other ............................... 137 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 158 200 days or more ................... 62 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 72 number.. 672 1 149 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 46 number.. (D) 440 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 17 number.. (D) 40 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 32 51 number.. 305 383 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 20 number.. 37 287 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 12 number.. 57 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 32 number.. 208 546 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 50 acres.. 216 312 bushels.. 14 740 19 121 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 263 tons, green.. (D) 1 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 151 229 acres.. 461 741 pounds.. 635 027 1 068 047 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 44 acres.. 760 767 tons, dry.. 1 400 1 886 @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.