1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 449 515 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 046 69 711 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 060 108 473 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 300 891 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 590 24 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 497 acres.. 36 751 40 152 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 391 470 acres.. 23 916 22 557 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 6 acres.. 197 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 088 11 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 923 21 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 430 8 133 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 659 2 894 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 21 $100,000 or more .................... 20 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 057 6 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 904 12 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 174 Other ............................... 311 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 326 200 days or more ................... 227 248 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 247 235 number.. 8 150 8 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 207 number.. 4 515 4 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 7 number.. 48 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 220 number.. 4 619 3 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 30 number.. 10 728 7 900 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 34 number.. 16 480 17 632 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 10 number.. 183 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 117 acres.. 6 003 7 211 bushels.. 610 217 949 196 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 75 tons, green.. 0 1 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 19 acres.. 2 450 2 093 bushels.. 124 594 104 377 Tobacco ......................farms.. 284 378 acres.. 1 271 1 344 pounds.. 2 536 747 2 752 347 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 66 acres.. 9 493 7 908 bushels.. 315 847 284 930 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 206 acres.. 6 587 5 107 tons, dry.. 15 868 10 435 @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.