1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 503 533 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 108 43 447 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 774 238 884 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 890 2 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 311 20 904 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 492 acres.. 24 780 25 640 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 432 452 acres.. 11 098 10 280 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 14 acres.. 183 87 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 441 4 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 817 8 857 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 213 2 821 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 228 1 900 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 17 $100,000 or more .................... 10 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 647 4 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 238 8 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 185 Other ............................... 348 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 349 200 days or more ................... 255 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 375 number.. 8 895 9 409 Beef cows ..................farms.. 308 338 number.. 4 467 4 476 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 140 221 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 330 number.. 3 932 3 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 38 number.. 765 1 191 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 27 number.. 921 1 562 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 78 172 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 21 number.. (D) 568 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 67 acres.. 545 775 bushels.. 50 921 64 559 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 18 acres.. 347 239 tons, green.. 3 714 3 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 62 125 bushels.. 2 030 4 475 Tobacco ......................farms.. 155 205 acres.. 457 531 pounds.. 1 020 416 1 120 704 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 17 acres.. 192 282 bushels.. 9 720 10 868 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 365 372 acres.. 9 687 8 486 tons, dry.. 18 192 13 651 @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.