1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 475 564 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 028 44 709 Average size of farm .......acres.. 72 79 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 450 275 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 388 3 392 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 343 21 050 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 494 acres.. 19 906 27 638 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 407 acres.. 11 037 13 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 55 acres.. 186 353 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 295 13 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 885 23 462 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 669 10 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 626 2 679 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 32 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 974 10 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 893 18 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 205 Other ............................... 293 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 334 200 days or more ................... 194 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 258 number.. 4 813 6 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 214 number.. (D) 3 116 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 456 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 225 number.. 2 238 3 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 282 1 037 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. 429 1 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 12 number.. 195 240 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 26 number.. 639 674 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 41 acres.. 1 278 1 506 bushels.. 132 331 151 818 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 11 acres.. 56 142 tons, green.. 751 1 649 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 12 acres.. 183 488 bushels.. 7 838 16 351 Tobacco ......................farms.. 80 133 acres.. 339 400 pounds.. 525 380 765 577 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 28 acres.. 915 1 965 bushels.. 28 800 68 368 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 252 acres.. 7 234 8 292 tons, dry.. 12 341 15 184 @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.