1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BALLARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 482 464 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 597 111 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 867 219 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 380 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 609 44 832 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 447 acres.. 95 703 93 703 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 414 acres.. 71 831 69 662 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 119 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 703 29 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 998 63 402 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 798 18 399 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 905 11 019 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 28 $100,000 or more .................... 71 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 778 21 610 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 332 46 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 218 Other ............................... 294 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 256 200 days or more ................... 223 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 180 number.. 11 236 10 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 150 number.. 5 546 4 980 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. 609 933 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 165 number.. 5 174 5 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 40 number.. 10 469 19 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 36 number.. 18 216 35 878 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 59 164 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 10 number.. 4 589 800 3 507 170 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 130 acres.. 21 283 19 197 bushels.. 2 564 838 2 369 158 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 14 acres.. 483 729 tons, green.. 6 877 13 374 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 60 acres.. 13 594 8 958 bushels.. 738 582 495 256 Tobacco ......................farms.. 213 284 acres.. 1 621 1 506 pounds.. 3 287 415 3 290 876 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 158 157 acres.. 38 726 37 087 bushels.. 1 213 138 1 268 730 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 169 acres.. 9 303 7 263 tons, dry.. 21 845 17 739 @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.