1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOPKINS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 538 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 248 144 828 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 470 220 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 614 32 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 494 572 acres.. 104 930 103 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 386 510 acres.. 80 848 72 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 9 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 411 20 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 950 32 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 242 14 442 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 169 5 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 27 $100,000 or more .................... 56 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 063 15 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 291 24 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 208 248 Other ............................... 330 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 304 350 200 days or more ................... 228 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 337 number.. 13 087 12 023 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 310 number.. 6 484 6 750 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 52 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 313 number.. 6 510 4 894 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 45 number.. 26 459 26 666 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 47 number.. 44 495 32 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 57 382 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 1 118 972 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 123 219 acres.. 24 704 27 407 bushels.. 2 113 252 3 246 053 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 7 acres.. 100 177 tons, green.. 1 175 3 746 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 45 acres.. 3 812 2 651 bushels.. 163 410 135 393 Tobacco ......................farms.. 63 101 acres.. 190 318 pounds.. 409 633 627 858 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 144 179 acres.. 40 493 30 697 bushels.. 1 247 964 1 166 562 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 310 acres.. 12 586 12 054 tons, dry.. 22 987 19 514 @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.