1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 745 836 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 923 147 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 674 160 567 674 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 130 3 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 423 37 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 248 287 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 727 acres.. 90 866 93 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 500 584 acres.. 31 209 30 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 33 acres.. 1 216 826 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 139 292 126 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 969 150 809 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 515 23 189 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 116 776 102 887 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 88 $100,000 or more .................... 168 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 690 93 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 909 111 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 446 Other ............................... 352 390 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 428 200 days or more ................... 234 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 297 number.. 24 855 22 320 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 204 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 302 number.. 16 803 20 630 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 2 157 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 3 083 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 18 number.. 911 2 995 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 72 acres.. 3 594 4 024 bushels.. 339 203 503 723 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 26 acres.. 568 978 tons, green.. 8 851 19 112 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 19 acres.. 762 803 bushels.. 27 297 29 364 Tobacco ......................farms.. 340 484 acres.. 4 863 6 285 pounds.. 10 550 399 13 344 305 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 24 acres.. 2 283 1 795 bushels.. 68 755 75 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 279 acres.. 19 323 16 956 tons, dry.. 39 311 29 991 @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.