1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ESTILL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 432 499 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 104 69 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 116 114 081 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 071 954 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 275 15 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 414 481 acres.. 27 564 29 768 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 447 acres.. 9 643 9 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 35 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 520 5 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 464 10 383 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 253 3 598 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 268 1 583 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 11 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 065 3 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 095 7 657 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 194 Other ............................... 292 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 282 200 days or more ................... 198 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 296 number.. 6 787 8 504 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 247 number.. 3 666 4 266 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 34 66 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 273 number.. 3 294 3 920 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 37 number.. 594 1 094 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 27 number.. 740 1 465 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 110 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 28 number.. 208 472 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 93 acres.. 1 249 1 890 bushels.. 97 647 160 944 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 16 acres.. 122 177 tons, green.. 670 1 337 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 257 356 acres.. 898 1 107 pounds.. 1 525 686 1 966 454 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 17 acres.. 427 790 bushels.. 9 976 25 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 254 acres.. 6 976 6 215 tons, dry.. 13 380 11 260 @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.