1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELLIOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 439 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 663 60 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 052 78 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 816 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 362 15 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 515 acres.. 21 009 21 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 498 acres.. 5 564 5 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 13 acres.. (D) 40 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 041 4 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 205 8 356 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 293 3 551 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 748 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 6 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 014 2 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 589 4 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 222 Other ............................... 268 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 309 200 days or more ................... 167 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 204 number.. 5 179 4 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 179 number.. 2 912 2 680 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 21 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 197 number.. 2 236 2 119 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. 50 44 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 2 number.. 33 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 96 124 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. 307 249 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 54 acres.. 141 387 bushels.. 9 952 35 915 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 8 acres.. 191 88 tons, green.. 860 1 114 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 86 bushels.. 0 3 440 Tobacco ......................farms.. 347 462 acres.. 1 207 1 230 pounds.. 2 021 407 2 138 610 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 192 acres.. 4 320 4 111 tons, dry.. 7 719 8 075 @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.