1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 754 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 508 98 545 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 067 247 521 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 663 1 982 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 349 20 694 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 796 acres.. 60 760 71 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 598 704 acres.. 24 903 24 816 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 19 acres.. 714 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 452 25 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 133 30 622 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 609 15 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 844 10 241 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 71 $100,000 or more .................... 72 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 837 16 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 641 20 066 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 372 Other ............................... 444 470 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 487 200 days or more ................... 346 336 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 378 438 number.. 23 604 23 560 Beef cows ..................farms.. 287 363 number.. 11 018 11 239 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 21 number.. 317 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 446 number.. 13 900 13 850 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. 127 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 363 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 15 number.. 250 524 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 35 number.. 257 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 63 acres.. 1 510 1 213 bushels.. 120 216 147 651 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 15 acres.. 333 391 tons, green.. 4 471 7 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 175 135 bushels.. 6 919 4 462 Tobacco ......................farms.. 462 603 acres.. 4 004 4 462 pounds.. 8 175 126 9 801 476 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 14 acres.. 546 500 bushels.. 13 521 18 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 359 acres.. 18 542 18 653 tons, dry.. 32 859 30 253 @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.