1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HART COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 352 1 582 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 446 200 455 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 170 105 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 104 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 069 19 566 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 194 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 286 50 to 179 acres ..................... 683 789 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 307 1 540 acres.. 113 229 123 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 220 1 468 acres.. 45 893 44 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 46 acres.. 259 111 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 089 35 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 953 22 568 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 738 18 872 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 351 16 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 180 247 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 244 325 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 375 448 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 170 191 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 120 $100,000 or more .................... 71 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 105 21 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 611 13 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 650 854 Other ............................... 702 728 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 775 806 200 days or more ................... 483 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 902 977 number.. 45 868 45 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 714 714 number.. 21 206 17 785 Milk cows ..................farms.. 131 197 number.. 4 633 6 336 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 873 938 number.. 19 879 18 547 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 100 number.. 163 5 486 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 98 number.. 283 18 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 21 number.. 386 482 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 64 number.. 867 1 528 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 167 309 acres.. 4 545 5 817 bushels.. 334 542 543 417 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 64 73 acres.. 2 244 1 838 tons, green.. 31 988 30 834 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 18 acres.. 273 683 bushels.. 9 880 18 038 Tobacco ......................farms.. 956 1 262 acres.. 5 476 5 495 pounds.. 10 426 447 10 863 682 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 9 acres.. 1 084 246 bushels.. 35 636 6 852 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 857 865 acres.. 34 256 32 193 tons, dry.. 75 662 75 425 @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.