1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 402 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 164 68 373 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 103 88 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 955 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 636 16 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 397 504 acres.. 16 266 16 897 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 484 acres.. 5 046 4 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 77 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 297 5 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 176 10 619 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 468 4 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 829 955 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 6 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 688 3 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 197 6 057 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 204 Other ............................... 239 307 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 256 200 days or more ................... 154 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 131 number.. 3 704 3 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 96 number.. 1 673 1 509 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 70 99 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 116 number.. 1 651 1 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 21 number.. (D) 811 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 19 number.. (D) 2 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. 361 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 60 acres.. 408 764 bushels.. 38 222 64 228 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 98 (D) tons, green.. 994 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 318 450 acres.. 1 510 1 616 pounds.. 2 454 026 2 650 745 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 121 acres.. 3 114 1 953 tons, dry.. 5 396 3 057 @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.