1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 097 1 186 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 149 156 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 118 95 634 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 167 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 297 18 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 262 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 498 571 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 208 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 017 1 128 acres.. 96 009 100 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 894 1 021 acres.. 39 554 33 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 20 acres.. 531 776 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 124 24 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 019 20 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 981 8 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 143 16 465 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 269 261 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 258 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 234 236 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 274 265 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 39 $100,000 or more .................... 35 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 356 18 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 647 15 212 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 501 Other ............................... 659 685 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 674 644 200 days or more ................... 483 490 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 825 834 number.. 50 027 36 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 727 715 number.. 21 187 18 803 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 94 number.. 974 1 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 807 812 number.. 39 732 17 008 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 114 number.. 36 191 32 511 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 103 number.. 114 997 82 742 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 20 number.. 557 404 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 83 number.. 1 079 4 045 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 136 180 acres.. 3 278 3 875 bushels.. 258 171 405 340 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 16 acres.. 251 295 tons, green.. 3 336 4 495 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 35 acres.. 445 847 bushels.. 23 065 29 024 Tobacco ......................farms.. 494 669 acres.. 1 937 1 998 pounds.. 3 501 103 3 669 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 17 acres.. 1 282 1 068 bushels.. 38 105 33 462 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 713 716 acres.. 32 712 25 463 tons, dry.. 67 055 53 187 @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.