1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GALLATIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 253 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 406 41 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 373 180 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 364 1 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 322 27 077 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 243 278 acres.. 20 895 20 391 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 264 acres.. 8 794 7 586 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 11 acres.. 271 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 746 6 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 662 21 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 282 4 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 464 1 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 14 $100,000 or more .................... 18 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 508 4 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 866 15 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 121 Other ............................... 148 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 168 200 days or more ................... 112 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 146 number.. 4 795 5 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 125 number.. 2 370 2 653 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 352 372 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 144 number.. 2 269 2 127 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 13 number.. (D) 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 20 acres.. 531 333 bushels.. 58 336 31 650 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 6 acres.. 318 221 tons, green.. 4 136 4 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 190 78 bushels.. 8 800 3 085 Tobacco ......................farms.. 176 231 acres.. 1 214 1 188 pounds.. 2 579 012 2 461 632 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 15 acres.. 1 779 2 136 bushels.. 66 278 80 786 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 138 acres.. 5 244 3 835 tons, dry.. 8 530 7 759 @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.