1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANDERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 691 767 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 948 90 033 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 116 156 241 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 172 1 343 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 744 18 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 189 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 362 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 645 737 acres.. 53 175 59 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 550 657 acres.. 19 624 19 460 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 18 acres.. 499 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 397 13 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 494 17 808 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 176 6 737 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 221 6 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 38 $100,000 or more .................... 13 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 401 9 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 175 12 759 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 233 Other ............................... 505 534 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 516 532 200 days or more ................... 404 425 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 476 number.. 15 664 18 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 399 number.. 7 737 8 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 43 number.. 1 062 1 519 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 474 number.. 8 053 10 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 9 number.. 336 212 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 553 799 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 121 67 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. 245 539 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 23 acres.. 620 460 bushels.. 37 940 48 634 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 21 acres.. 344 653 tons, green.. 2 890 10 236 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 46 bushels.. 0 1 632 Tobacco ......................farms.. 323 505 acres.. 1 707 2 220 pounds.. 3 356 291 3 958 293 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 1 acres.. 324 (D) bushels.. 8 845 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 431 447 acres.. 17 112 17 049 tons, dry.. 31 845 34 884 @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.