1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 332 1 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 623 192 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 642 106 622 Average per acre .........dollars.. 884 862 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 249 18 202 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 158 10 to 49 acres ...................... 321 382 50 to 179 acres ..................... 567 630 180 to 499 acres .................... 279 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 293 1 459 acres.. 95 218 100 977 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 220 1 379 acres.. 43 148 37 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 21 acres.. 293 94 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 805 25 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 625 17 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 756 12 002 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 049 13 416 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 228 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 211 284 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 308 347 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 323 337 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 60 $100,000 or more .................... 54 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 427 17 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 083 11 825 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 701 Other ............................... 752 788 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 769 788 200 days or more ................... 509 532 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 883 901 number.. 39 712 40 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 721 708 number.. 19 273 18 238 Milk cows ..................farms.. 102 119 number.. 3 275 3 529 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 831 836 number.. 19 374 15 997 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 85 number.. 10 071 13 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 67 number.. 15 792 16 699 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 104 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 86 number.. 1 877 1 946 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 1 number.. 632 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 163 265 acres.. 4 273 4 519 bushels.. 381 170 422 825 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 83 75 acres.. 1 941 1 825 tons, green.. 34 026 34 888 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 346 292 bushels.. 11 580 8 189 Tobacco ......................farms.. 909 1 135 acres.. 3 972 3 600 pounds.. 7 463 931 6 474 432 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 20 acres.. 1 268 809 bushels.. 49 831 26 479 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 832 819 acres.. 32 789 28 085 tons, dry.. 72 843 65 090 @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.