1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 700 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 151 373 140 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 514 146 596 Average per acre .........dollars.. 922 766 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 776 19 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 299 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 634 632 acres.. 79 066 75 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 540 acres.. 43 230 41 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 98 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 536 13 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 766 20 857 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 600 8 624 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 936 5 371 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 33 $100,000 or more .................... 41 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 911 11 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 089 17 409 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 267 Other ............................... 458 404 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 393 200 days or more ................... 335 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 454 number.. 23 328 16 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 424 407 number.. 9 876 8 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 270 426 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 476 425 number.. 15 085 7 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 97 number.. 21 010 14 159 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 92 number.. 35 394 24 132 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 78 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 28 number.. 250 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 2 303 936 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 123 194 acres.. 13 081 16 667 bushels.. 1 151 053 2 013 523 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 7 acres.. 446 224 tons, green.. 5 973 4 318 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 14 acres.. 699 925 bushels.. 20 910 38 866 Tobacco ......................farms.. 156 227 acres.. 467 673 pounds.. 932 120 1 140 083 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 110 119 acres.. 14 344 11 975 bushels.. 455 659 426 893 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 392 353 acres.. 16 109 12 314 tons, dry.. 31 645 23 678 @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.