1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDMONSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 706 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 568 92 487 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 005 95 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 305 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 626 16 230 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 308 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 671 713 acres.. 52 694 55 535 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 577 636 acres.. 22 986 23 474 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 4 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 713 12 910 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 175 17 589 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 384 4 917 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 329 7 993 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 39 $100,000 or more .................... 19 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 180 9 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 170 13 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 282 Other ............................... 451 452 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 425 455 200 days or more ................... 320 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 461 496 number.. 18 108 20 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 408 number.. 8 831 9 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 59 number.. 1 442 2 175 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 472 number.. 8 403 8 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 60 number.. 5 539 14 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 57 number.. 12 375 33 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 448 225 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 164 005 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 115 acres.. 2 472 3 584 bushels.. 198 474 344 768 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 14 acres.. 458 610 tons, green.. 5 489 8 825 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 14 acres.. 210 374 bushels.. 6 800 8 780 Tobacco ......................farms.. 316 421 acres.. 1 110 1 193 pounds.. 1 840 333 2 162 022 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 39 acres.. 3 162 2 542 bushels.. 106 320 81 987 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 426 433 acres.. 17 034 16 170 tons, dry.. 36 511 35 057 @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.