1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 936 1 079 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 355 127 161 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 919 127 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 738 1 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 867 17 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 454 524 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 879 1 031 acres.. 71 379 74 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 821 949 acres.. 23 930 23 080 Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 30 acres.. 743 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 554 16 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 618 14 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 850 11 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 704 4 279 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 254 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 231 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 44 $100,000 or more .................... 22 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 563 10 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 206 9 398 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 397 Other ............................... 606 682 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 591 684 200 days or more ................... 422 486 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 534 639 number.. 16 663 20 462 Beef cows ..................farms.. 480 589 number.. 8 830 10 769 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 20 number.. 308 422 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 609 number.. 7 937 8 592 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 27 number.. (D) 742 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 19 number.. (D) 1 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 17 number.. 80 263 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 32 number.. 520 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 61 acres.. 515 724 bushels.. 37 152 68 827 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 22 acres.. 367 303 tons, green.. 4 873 4 953 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 31 102 bushels.. 1 259 3 570 Tobacco ......................farms.. 559 768 acres.. 3 092 3 432 pounds.. 6 842 484 7 069 867 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 271 bushels.. (D) 7 480 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 602 632 acres.. 20 387 18 940 tons, dry.. 37 741 34 995 @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.