1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 059 1 209 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 123 134 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 398 83 840 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 096 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 028 20 367 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 153 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 512 564 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 022 1 183 acres.. 85 236 90 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 967 1 113 acres.. 40 266 37 082 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 15 acres.. 112 52 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 858 24 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 529 20 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 863 11 918 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 994 12 838 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 176 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 301 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 292 329 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 79 $100,000 or more .................... 40 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 739 15 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 931 12 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 493 584 Other ............................... 566 625 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 663 200 days or more ................... 412 426 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 695 799 number.. 34 029 34 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 590 637 number.. 17 055 15 425 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 116 number.. 3 608 4 395 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 690 800 number.. 15 702 16 186 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 46 number.. 759 1 945 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 45 number.. 854 4 634 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 123 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 31 number.. 490 550 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 527 700 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 236 acres.. 3 406 5 453 bushels.. 263 013 547 935 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 49 acres.. 1 333 1 075 tons, green.. 20 824 17 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 24 acres.. 261 452 bushels.. 9 300 17 980 Tobacco ......................farms.. 791 958 acres.. 3 644 3 395 pounds.. 6 726 788 6 559 180 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 22 acres.. 1 548 962 bushels.. 57 124 31 410 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 680 740 acres.. 31 667 27 683 tons, dry.. 70 555 56 080 @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.