1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAYSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 412 1 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 828 206 090 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 016 107 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 066 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 788 21 868 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 94 156 10 to 49 acres ...................... 298 355 50 to 179 acres ..................... 695 682 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 359 1 454 acres.. 129 723 126 835 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 178 1 350 acres.. 57 845 56 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 20 acres.. 194 353 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 844 30 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 260 19 965 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 057 12 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 787 17 762 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 330 338 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 246 294 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 290 293 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 319 321 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 75 $100,000 or more .................... 57 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 825 21 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 594 14 455 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 505 571 Other ............................... 907 940 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 875 902 200 days or more ................... 668 683 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 886 879 number.. 41 616 39 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 751 739 number.. 20 680 17 302 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 97 number.. 3 083 3 843 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 844 831 number.. 21 113 17 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 150 number.. 11 908 33 807 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 144 number.. 27 618 50 749 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 17 number.. 417 359 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 0 number.. 2 628 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 203 317 acres.. 12 481 15 863 bushels.. 934 849 1 645 919 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 47 acres.. 2 579 1 660 tons, green.. 37 973 27 258 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 28 acres.. 729 1 374 bushels.. 26 904 51 683 Tobacco ......................farms.. 739 971 acres.. 2 325 2 406 pounds.. 4 292 403 4 525 026 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 70 acres.. 7 624 5 061 bushels.. 240 366 185 055 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 828 810 acres.. 35 520 33 214 tons, dry.. 73 469 66 038 @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.