1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 639 747 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 057 75 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 164 89 553 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 146 18 355 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 120 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 614 721 acres.. 43 937 41 192 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 680 acres.. 17 222 14 713 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 14 acres.. 0 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 978 9 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 179 12 998 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 732 5 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 246 4 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 20 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 932 6 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 848 9 324 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 325 Other ............................... 371 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 392 200 days or more ................... 265 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 458 number.. 20 885 18 271 Beef cows ..................farms.. 371 347 number.. 10 768 8 999 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 43 number.. 840 1 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 430 number.. 11 226 7 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 43 number.. 919 1 894 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 43 number.. 2 758 5 836 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 80 200 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 20 number.. (D) 424 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 54 acres.. 981 644 bushels.. 83 020 57 485 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 30 acres.. 668 553 tons, green.. 9 772 8 796 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 68 289 bushels.. 3 015 10 130 Tobacco ......................farms.. 434 549 acres.. 1 329 1 435 pounds.. 2 502 911 2 590 934 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 9 acres.. 113 181 bushels.. 4 110 4 993 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 393 394 acres.. 14 895 12 171 tons, dry.. 31 202 24 277 @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.