1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 847 966 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 819 144 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 042 233 440 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 951 1 521 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 217 24 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 121 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 276 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 361 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 784 911 acres.. 102 040 100 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 693 799 acres.. 40 027 33 556 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 21 acres.. 835 245 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 471 32 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 879 33 587 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 030 16 022 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 441 16 423 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 180 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 71 $100,000 or more .................... 77 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 926 22 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 706 23 697 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 434 Other ............................... 462 532 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 474 563 200 days or more ................... 339 395 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 580 665 number.. 46 012 43 442 Beef cows ..................farms.. 469 509 number.. 19 784 18 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 19 number.. 99 237 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 591 647 number.. 31 940 30 276 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 25 number.. 785 1 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. 1 064 1 989 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 11 number.. 996 552 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 27 number.. 408 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 114 acres.. 3 878 2 683 bushels.. 299 021 284 884 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 25 acres.. 688 482 tons, green.. 8 460 7 374 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 25 acres.. 286 623 bushels.. 10 056 14 763 Tobacco ......................farms.. 461 640 acres.. 4 311 4 784 pounds.. 8 712 734 10 085 866 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 12 acres.. 1 189 674 bushels.. 35 615 21 759 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 527 acres.. 30 587 25 875 tons, dry.. 60 973 52 061 @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.