1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARRARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 880 984 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 749 138 061 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 576 136 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 357 1 015 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 325 25 025 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 238 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 402 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 854 949 acres.. 86 048 96 701 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 782 885 acres.. 30 597 28 852 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 81 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 852 30 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 923 31 231 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 849 14 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 003 16 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 161 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 233 277 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 90 $100,000 or more .................... 63 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 115 18 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 746 19 227 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 453 537 Other ............................... 427 447 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 476 470 200 days or more ................... 347 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 603 692 number.. 39 690 43 590 Beef cows ..................farms.. 487 541 number.. 15 469 17 446 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 48 number.. 1 614 1 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 603 681 number.. 28 227 29 061 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 42 number.. (D) 2 775 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 31 number.. (D) 4 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 98 57 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) 628 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 80 acres.. 1 353 1 438 bushels.. 108 177 139 621 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 52 acres.. 1 032 1 285 tons, green.. 16 989 20 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 7 acres.. 136 238 bushels.. 6 117 7 070 Tobacco ......................farms.. 610 751 acres.. 4 304 4 593 pounds.. 8 568 958 9 431 302 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 567 581 acres.. 24 965 22 298 tons, dry.. 60 606 46 915 @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.