1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 158 1 171 Land in farms ..................acres.. 309 615 299 321 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 673 230 225 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 393 888 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 588 37 098 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 210 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 467 458 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 077 1 114 acres.. 229 667 219 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 895 1 002 acres.. 165 513 145 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 30 acres.. 1 968 1 035 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 557 59 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 293 50 839 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 182 45 698 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 376 13 834 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 278 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 180 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 264 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 84 $100,000 or more .................... 173 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 441 44 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 603 37 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 561 Other ............................... 603 610 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 622 651 200 days or more ................... 435 465 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 622 number.. 37 201 34 614 Beef cows ..................farms.. 501 544 number.. 17 458 17 507 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 29 number.. 1 756 521 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 623 620 number.. 23 280 21 162 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 84 number.. 18 088 20 315 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 89 number.. 37 982 31 065 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 111 188 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 33 number.. 80 886 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 307 330 acres.. 63 281 51 984 bushels.. 7 828 354 7 035 587 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 18 acres.. 1 073 461 tons, green.. 16 639 7 704 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 229 acres.. 45 450 37 199 bushels.. 2 633 586 2 132 645 Tobacco ......................farms.. 496 730 acres.. 4 441 4 355 pounds.. 9 591 207 9 067 522 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 250 267 acres.. 61 655 53 274 bushels.. 2 054 896 1 737 851 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 572 532 acres.. 31 455 27 072 tons, dry.. 62 155 50 066 @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.