1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 526 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 277 197 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 561 113 369 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 593 1 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 550 51 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 491 551 acres.. 163 408 172 387 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 437 495 acres.. 145 238 147 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 9 acres.. 2 265 1 061 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 142 40 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 326 67 012 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 302 35 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 840 4 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 51 $100,000 or more .................... 100 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 303 29 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 116 50 056 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 290 Other ............................... 289 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 329 200 days or more ................... 227 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 255 number.. 12 886 15 353 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 234 number.. 6 480 8 142 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 48 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 218 251 number.. 5 942 6 863 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 71 number.. 7 765 8 088 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 75 number.. 12 323 13 093 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 15 number.. 118 282 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 6 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.. 224 323 acres.. 63 868 67 850 bushels.. 6 300 718 9 343 148 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 11 acres.. 350 272 tons, green.. 7 761 5 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 66 acres.. 13 887 6 483 bushels.. 683 004 343 069 Tobacco ......................farms.. 96 169 acres.. 426 657 pounds.. 847 303 1 420 077 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 238 300 acres.. 70 643 68 475 bushels.. 2 616 391 2 598 230 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 221 acres.. 8 814 10 036 tons, dry.. 18 836 20 167 @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.