1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HICKMAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 294 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 598 99 066 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 511 987 317 028 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 382 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 492 60 036 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 274 247 acres.. 101 066 86 285 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 210 acres.. 87 875 68 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 2 474 1 394 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 958 21 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 518 85 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 689 15 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 269 5 818 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 24 $100,000 or more .................... 79 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 890 15 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 471 59 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 137 Other ............................... 162 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 143 200 days or more ................... 119 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 91 number.. 5 176 4 903 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 70 number.. 2 214 1 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 332 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 93 92 number.. 2 505 2 421 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 21 number.. 4 344 4 825 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 22 number.. 8 699 9 118 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 93 274 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 6 number.. 10 061 256 2 428 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 124 acres.. 33 737 26 255 bushels.. 4 036 821 3 343 847 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 5 acres.. 236 254 tons, green.. 4 144 5 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 96 acres.. 22 536 16 883 bushels.. 1 201 416 798 022 Tobacco ......................farms.. 27 31 acres.. 114 106 pounds.. 257 017 254 848 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 122 136 acres.. 48 247 34 371 bushels.. 1 696 016 1 168 990 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 72 acres.. 2 772 2 550 tons, dry.. 5 761 4 424 @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.