1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 564 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 570 60 911 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 715 158 306 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 937 1 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 079 22 589 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 230 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 555 acres.. 31 826 33 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 419 490 acres.. 17 114 16 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 69 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 583 8 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 445 13 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 836 4 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 747 4 075 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 219 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 21 $100,000 or more .................... 12 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 777 6 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 015 10 145 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 230 Other ............................... 349 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 336 200 days or more ................... 240 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 344 number.. 10 905 11 701 Beef cows ..................farms.. 289 297 number.. 4 724 5 462 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 17 number.. 681 886 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 304 number.. 6 049 5 103 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 52 number.. 522 4 453 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 49 number.. 817 5 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 134 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. 563 636 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 86 acres.. 2 303 2 528 bushels.. 144 817 238 539 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 21 acres.. 838 648 tons, green.. 9 708 7 542 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 452 133 bushels.. 18 107 4 419 Tobacco ......................farms.. 172 273 acres.. 648 777 pounds.. 1 208 573 1 563 813 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 45 acres.. 3 781 2 716 bushels.. 115 832 91 903 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 328 acres.. 10 183 9 955 tons, dry.. 19 607 19 440 @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.