1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 079 1 164 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 381 178 217 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 168 156 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 427 1 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 067 26 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 114 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 229 50 to 179 acres ..................... 503 536 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 020 1 125 acres.. 113 076 118 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 948 1 047 acres.. 45 487 43 006 Irrigated land .................farms.. 295 58 acres.. 2 617 550 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 984 33 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 862 28 543 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 899 21 222 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 085 12 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 272 304 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 177 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 115 $100,000 or more .................... 61 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 859 20 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 567 17 242 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 573 Other ............................... 582 591 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 631 639 200 days or more ................... 423 429 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 730 764 number.. 34 822 37 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 664 685 number.. 18 667 18 756 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 44 number.. 293 866 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 722 749 number.. 18 201 20 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 25 number.. 1 949 2 000 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 25 number.. 2 655 4 512 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 18 number.. 632 746 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 42 number.. 508 1 308 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 160 acres.. 2 482 3 598 bushels.. 188 934 430 892 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 36 acres.. 824 859 tons, green.. 11 020 14 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 39 acres.. 895 1 011 bushels.. 31 503 38 167 Tobacco ......................farms.. 694 873 acres.. 5 841 5 736 pounds.. 11 727 424 12 225 552 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 30 acres.. 2 206 998 bushels.. 61 043 39 858 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 725 723 acres.. 34 957 33 151 tons, dry.. 67 605 68 177 @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.