1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENUP COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 733 849 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 967 100 468 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 072 96 002 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 209 781 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 772 16 005 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 815 acres.. 37 019 36 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 619 747 acres.. 14 273 13 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 50 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 303 8 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 327 10 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 347 5 459 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 956 3 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 198 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 218 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 12 $100,000 or more .................... 9 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 704 6 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 417 8 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 256 Other ............................... 505 593 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 473 524 200 days or more ................... 373 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 415 443 number.. 10 457 10 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 375 number.. 4 889 5 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 28 number.. 379 321 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 388 number.. 6 160 4 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 22 number.. 34 252 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 15 number.. 9 463 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) 3 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 30 number.. 346 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 125 acres.. 1 139 1 869 bushels.. 88 819 174 204 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 19 acres.. 480 266 tons, green.. 6 234 3 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 21 bushels.. (D) 592 Tobacco ......................farms.. 426 592 acres.. 1 468 1 524 pounds.. 2 579 334 2 720 068 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 16 acres.. 768 969 bushels.. 27 678 30 268 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 410 acres.. 10 498 8 964 tons, dry.. 22 328 15 762 @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.