1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 955 1 071 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 179 159 966 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 874 152 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 714 1 015 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 803 30 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 127 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 433 478 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 912 1 039 acres.. 100 701 107 854 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 859 992 acres.. 45 070 46 862 Irrigated land .................farms.. 218 77 acres.. 2 776 626 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 835 34 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 571 32 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 758 21 674 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 077 13 075 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 162 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 278 336 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 98 $100,000 or more .................... 77 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 418 21 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 428 20 206 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 444 575 Other ............................... 511 496 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 580 562 200 days or more ................... 423 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 578 648 number.. 31 114 34 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 489 528 number.. 14 669 13 814 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 76 number.. 2 378 3 931 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 565 639 number.. 15 597 16 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 25 number.. 677 1 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 063 2 168 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 401 481 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) 440 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 196 acres.. 4 107 7 049 bushels.. 288 780 740 407 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 61 acres.. 2 241 2 177 tons, green.. 21 931 36 424 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 33 acres.. 585 941 bushels.. 20 078 39 981 Tobacco ......................farms.. 695 877 acres.. 5 802 5 295 pounds.. 12 494 970 11 763 829 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 27 acres.. 2 158 2 245 bushels.. 64 639 80 194 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 609 672 acres.. 32 352 31 236 tons, dry.. 62 969 68 588 @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.