1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 872 986 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 672 112 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 177 87 027 Average per acre .........dollars.. 822 758 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 555 15 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 460 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 822 953 acres.. 41 650 44 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 890 acres.. 13 156 12 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 31 acres.. 91 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 373 10 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 748 10 167 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 351 6 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 022 3 070 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 286 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 195 229 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 193 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 18 $100,000 or more .................... 6 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 305 6 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 222 6 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 385 Other ............................... 576 601 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 519 570 200 days or more ................... 380 397 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 445 473 number.. 10 038 10 633 Beef cows ..................farms.. 378 385 number.. 5 133 5 237 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 29 number.. 312 337 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 400 421 number.. 5 037 4 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 27 number.. 421 458 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 585 546 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 44 number.. (D) 55 162 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 94 acres.. 649 982 bushels.. 56 833 92 640 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 20 acres.. 111 262 tons, green.. 1 920 4 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 564 750 acres.. 1 963 2 273 pounds.. 3 433 190 4 185 755 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 386 380 acres.. 10 474 9 335 tons, dry.. 18 562 15 437 @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.