1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 000 2 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 683 248 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 785 118 731 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 455 1 062 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 534 23 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 193 266 10 to 49 acres ...................... 534 580 50 to 179 acres ..................... 886 965 180 to 499 acres .................... 308 326 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 922 2 140 acres.. 184 969 181 648 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 745 1 998 acres.. 85 551 79 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 27 acres.. 639 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 789 57 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 894 26 063 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 463 25 588 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 326 31 777 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 351 297 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 305 351 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 392 442 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 503 614 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 206 251 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 129 $100,000 or more .................... 132 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 360 39 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 670 17 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 901 1 095 Other ............................... 1 099 1 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 154 1 158 200 days or more ................... 805 788 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 448 1 537 number.. 89 229 82 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 193 1 183 number.. 36 558 30 401 Milk cows ..................farms.. 169 224 number.. 9 967 10 901 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 419 1 484 number.. 42 406 35 819 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 90 number.. 1 700 7 372 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 79 number.. 4 048 14 992 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 518 267 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 79 number.. 1 031 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 234 423 acres.. 8 929 14 607 bushels.. 692 496 1 688 385 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 120 104 acres.. 5 232 3 199 tons, green.. 74 726 56 432 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 86 acres.. 3 166 2 739 bushels.. 126 260 116 668 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 223 1 605 acres.. 6 262 6 248 pounds.. 12 128 691 12 443 649 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 70 acres.. 6 122 4 898 bushels.. 205 182 207 009 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 303 1 361 acres.. 61 059 53 520 tons, dry.. 132 222 121 818 @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.