1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 689 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 677 80 692 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 110 82 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 966 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 515 16 612 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 776 acres.. 33 811 37 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 629 741 acres.. 12 470 12 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 22 acres.. 9 46 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 326 10 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 536 13 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 810 6 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 516 3 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 29 $100,000 or more .................... 7 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 008 6 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 732 8 495 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 311 Other ............................... 436 478 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 449 200 days or more ................... 300 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 333 365 number.. 11 340 12 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 292 number.. 5 247 5 239 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 46 number.. 999 1 022 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 313 328 number.. 4 963 5 311 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 35 number.. 671 1 193 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 21 number.. 1 427 2 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 58 87 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 39 number.. 460 683 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 102 acres.. 581 957 bushels.. 34 948 84 909 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 28 acres.. 860 706 tons, green.. 17 322 7 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 529 662 acres.. 1 881 1 996 pounds.. 3 096 226 3 539 893 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 333 360 acres.. 9 808 8 943 tons, dry.. 17 338 15 408 @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.