1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 59 99 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 319 10 919 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 110 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 120 156 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 089 1 422 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 493 20 333 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 54 78 acres.. 1 702 3 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 44 67 acres.. 683 1 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 508 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 613 6 167 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 427 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 523 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 857 5 641 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 28 Other ............................... 43 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 27 55 200 days or more ................... 22 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 41 66 number.. 421 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 44 number.. 196 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. 13 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 31 39 number.. 167 352 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. 37 144 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 58 91 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. 134 203 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 27 acres.. 273 313 bushels.. 23 150 22 435 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 2 4 pounds.. 2 964 2 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 48 acres.. 444 504 tons, dry.. 652 806 @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.