1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 675 739 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 636 86 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 992 165 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 279 1 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 321 20 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 200 50 to 179 acres ..................... 300 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 633 694 acres.. 51 101 50 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 641 acres.. 20 896 18 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 23 acres.. 1 172 568 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 871 16 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 513 22 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 281 11 992 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 590 4 571 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 56 $100,000 or more .................... 27 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 970 10 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 770 13 634 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 275 Other ............................... 417 464 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 479 200 days or more ................... 309 340 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 400 number.. 14 581 16 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 343 357 number.. 7 093 8 101 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 170 204 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 394 number.. 9 153 9 117 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 757 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 14 number.. 145 414 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 20 number.. (D) 436 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 54 acres.. 726 1 040 bushels.. 54 226 118 865 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 21 acres.. 164 274 tons, green.. 895 3 967 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 11 acres.. 367 224 bushels.. 11 122 7 132 Tobacco ......................farms.. 418 532 acres.. 2 962 3 476 pounds.. 6 072 255 7 035 451 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 8 acres.. 1 285 244 bushels.. 30 274 8 340 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 378 357 acres.. 16 053 13 474 tons, dry.. 28 054 24 452 @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.