1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 637 1 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 972 226 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 285 150 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 689 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 122 26 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 140 201 10 to 49 acres ...................... 543 533 50 to 179 acres ..................... 604 693 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 311 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 534 1 735 acres.. 157 843 162 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 338 1 578 acres.. 92 446 84 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 125 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 948 39 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 792 21 759 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 897 19 260 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 050 20 124 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 484 415 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 259 340 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 282 353 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 326 379 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 89 $100,000 or more .................... 83 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 187 29 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 440 16 184 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 642 747 Other ............................... 995 1 063 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 976 1 087 200 days or more ................... 711 825 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 006 1 098 number.. 44 698 49 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 859 892 number.. 21 480 21 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 96 number.. 2 654 3 887 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 958 1 021 number.. 21 686 22 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 205 number.. 12 253 21 317 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 203 number.. 26 353 38 717 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 45 number.. 638 1 307 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 86 number.. 1 333 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 288 469 acres.. 23 054 28 049 bushels.. 1 808 046 3 143 659 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 70 87 acres.. 2 965 2 596 tons, green.. 40 528 43 353 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 86 acres.. 7 283 5 870 bushels.. 323 350 235 548 Tobacco ......................farms.. 774 1 101 acres.. 2 568 2 802 pounds.. 5 243 887 5 248 648 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 184 170 acres.. 24 875 18 348 bushels.. 844 950 714 282 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 895 948 acres.. 36 827 34 310 tons, dry.. 80 724 73 778 @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.