1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 749 694 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 909 137 337 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 056 191 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 583 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 023 37 203 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 710 672 acres.. 116 986 107 990 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 554 610 acres.. 91 084 83 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 54 acres.. 913 1 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 112 33 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 571 48 142 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 926 24 167 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 187 9 244 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 48 $100,000 or more .................... 108 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 831 23 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 168 33 792 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 348 Other ............................... 444 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 411 200 days or more ................... 325 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 234 number.. 12 510 11 619 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 202 number.. 5 420 4 828 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 1 291 1 632 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 229 number.. 5 807 5 909 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 52 number.. 9 040 11 698 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 49 number.. 13 178 21 378 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 58 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 4 number.. 5 719 990 1 841 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 183 259 acres.. 33 004 38 055 bushels.. 3 383 974 4 236 497 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 16 acres.. 243 581 tons, green.. 4 138 8 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 160 acres.. 23 360 20 061 bushels.. 1 151 375 945 644 Tobacco ......................farms.. 287 351 acres.. 2 031 1 632 pounds.. 5 352 926 3 720 944 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 199 217 acres.. 41 905 29 849 bushels.. 1 469 745 990 705 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 234 acres.. 9 598 7 091 tons, dry.. 22 068 14 752 @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.