1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 371 1 144 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 083 210 275 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 913 177 746 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 446 895 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 872 33 748 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 398 248 50 to 179 acres ..................... 592 485 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 276 1 094 acres.. 185 677 171 941 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 959 acres.. 129 529 116 482 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 64 acres.. 1 196 965 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 700 68 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 662 59 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 088 33 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 612 34 398 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 485 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 162 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 161 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 259 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 92 $100,000 or more .................... 201 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 584 52 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 071 45 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 517 508 Other ............................... 854 636 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 772 690 200 days or more ................... 581 529 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 454 number.. 16 957 17 234 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 357 number.. 7 020 6 815 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 42 number.. 1 237 1 453 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 429 number.. 10 596 9 418 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 92 number.. 27 621 26 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 95 number.. 64 554 50 984 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 13 number.. 282 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 21 number.. 278 181 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 50 30 number.. 27 464 336 13 895 553 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 332 388 acres.. 48 590 47 026 bushels.. 5 478 490 5 901 958 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 36 acres.. 825 1 212 tons, green.. 14 135 16 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 161 acres.. 20 910 17 378 bushels.. 996 169 822 563 Tobacco ......................farms.. 409 472 acres.. 2 619 2 353 pounds.. 6 406 810 5 499 967 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 386 379 acres.. 62 380 52 754 bushels.. 2 101 112 1 874 181 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 362 acres.. 12 336 9 893 tons, dry.. 25 773 19 659 @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.