1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 379 1 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 918 266 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 122 136 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 043 797 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 616 24 246 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 118 167 10 to 49 acres ...................... 270 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 560 578 180 to 499 acres .................... 334 368 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 320 1 431 acres.. 147 137 158 192 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 196 1 355 acres.. 68 964 66 730 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 64 118 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 955 34 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 172 23 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 819 19 883 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 135 14 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 269 220 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 211 227 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 271 305 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 345 414 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 182 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 68 $100,000 or more .................... 62 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 596 22 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 374 15 306 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 563 672 Other ............................... 816 801 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 817 811 200 days or more ................... 605 588 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 803 836 number.. 38 936 43 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 727 763 number.. 21 257 22 739 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 36 number.. 469 435 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 780 804 number.. 20 231 19 237 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 143 number.. 16 142 37 542 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 139 number.. 29 445 64 561 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 615 665 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 44 number.. 1 076 879 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 428 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 232 342 acres.. 17 125 19 831 bushels.. 1 188 220 2 212 013 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 28 acres.. 774 665 tons, green.. 8 922 11 229 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 75 acres.. 2 893 3 879 bushels.. 118 696 145 900 Tobacco ......................farms.. 900 1 160 acres.. 4 079 4 435 pounds.. 8 124 415 9 120 338 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 140 123 acres.. 13 894 9 240 bushels.. 417 918 338 247 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 762 770 acres.. 34 227 32 828 tons, dry.. 79 609 72 987 @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.