1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 599 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 557 125 133 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 201 129 571 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 500 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 119 25 795 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 466 acres.. 84 958 79 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 398 acres.. 39 790 35 793 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 26 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 884 9 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 502 18 162 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 971 4 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 913 5 187 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 26 $100,000 or more .................... 22 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 622 7 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 725 13 819 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 215 Other ............................... 376 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 307 200 days or more ................... 249 223 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 360 374 number.. 19 194 18 741 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 333 number.. 10 354 9 818 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 46 number.. 287 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 359 360 number.. 10 806 8 550 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 77 number.. 1 810 9 382 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 78 number.. 2 281 14 980 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 263 176 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 44 number.. 1 321 1 234 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 151 acres.. 7 955 10 916 bushels.. 742 142 1 192 977 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 17 acres.. 301 342 tons, green.. 2 600 5 476 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 24 acres.. 952 1 304 bushels.. 43 724 56 117 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 67 acres.. 10 719 6 832 bushels.. 337 700 251 359 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 338 acres.. 20 673 16 966 tons, dry.. 37 815 31 539 @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.