1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALDWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 608 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 020 128 807 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 838 168 751 Average per acre .........dollars.. 812 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 560 27 458 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 568 519 acres.. 99 318 90 341 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 449 acres.. 55 405 49 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 631 19 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 221 36 032 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 898 11 819 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 732 7 422 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 34 $100,000 or more .................... 45 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 764 14 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 573 26 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 226 Other ............................... 394 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 306 200 days or more ................... 297 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 307 number.. 15 071 14 842 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 244 number.. 8 032 6 643 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 713 886 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 291 number.. 7 951 7 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 38 number.. 9 346 16 859 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 35 number.. 18 969 28 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 209 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. 428 594 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 158 acres.. 16 790 17 597 bushels.. 1 768 861 2 295 658 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 17 acres.. 972 703 tons, green.. 12 235 11 312 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 45 acres.. 5 657 6 432 bushels.. 345 828 337 531 Tobacco ......................farms.. 154 228 acres.. 962 987 pounds.. 2 064 274 2 170 960 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 97 91 acres.. 20 247 14 295 bushels.. 706 277 473 201 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 275 acres.. 14 815 13 264 tons, dry.. 30 157 24 461 @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.