1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 042 1 264 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 921 250 128 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 508 302 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 650 1 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 760 39 846 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 117 180 10 to 49 acres ...................... 333 410 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 403 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 985 1 205 acres.. 206 965 212 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 921 1 117 acres.. 184 512 178 766 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 41 acres.. 3 147 1 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 279 66 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 406 52 973 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 552 58 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 726 8 817 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 175 222 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 276 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 72 $100,000 or more .................... 157 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 282 41 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 376 32 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 450 570 Other ............................... 592 694 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 601 713 200 days or more ................... 451 537 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 473 521 number.. 19 392 18 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 449 number.. 9 685 8 987 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 26 number.. 684 1 336 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 472 487 number.. 10 534 8 475 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 74 number.. 22 889 21 297 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 72 number.. 32 806 33 459 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 30 number.. 83 805 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 24 number.. (D) 401 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 1 901 721 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 342 512 acres.. 76 545 78 635 bushels.. 7 470 528 10 934 566 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 26 acres.. 752 1 332 tons, green.. 11 777 25 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 102 acres.. 17 414 11 217 bushels.. 900 451 532 721 Tobacco ......................farms.. 596 838 acres.. 3 763 4 164 pounds.. 8 164 506 9 343 949 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 371 432 acres.. 82 639 79 927 bushels.. 2 982 645 3 160 126 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 456 acres.. 15 551 13 009 tons, dry.. 30 925 25 862 @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.