1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 524 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 409 108 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 377 80 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 670 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 801 14 397 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 629 acres.. 40 390 42 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 581 acres.. 14 559 13 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 611 7 775 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 525 12 016 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 728 5 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 883 2 742 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 20 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 845 4 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 264 6 836 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 313 Other ............................... 286 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 285 326 200 days or more ................... 200 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 349 number.. 11 958 11 788 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 305 number.. 6 473 6 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 33 number.. 766 689 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 320 number.. 5 189 4 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 48 number.. 150 914 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 37 number.. 327 3 151 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 16 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 33 number.. (D) 1 018 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 91 acres.. 889 1 528 bushels.. 71 456 134 238 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 9 acres.. 368 156 tons, green.. 4 890 2 349 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 369 502 acres.. 1 383 1 755 pounds.. 2 405 747 2 803 208 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 580 199 bushels.. 19 806 5 225 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 328 acres.. 11 363 10 679 tons, dry.. 24 831 19 768 @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.