1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 182 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 389 23 062 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 849 120 876 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 191 1 034 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 872 14 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 175 202 acres.. 5 421 5 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 160 181 acres.. 2 027 1 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 33 116 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 259 1 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 918 6 963 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 021 1 144 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 238 388 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 933 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 153 4 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 47 63 Other ............................... 135 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 133 200 days or more ................... 99 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 100 number.. 1 326 1 395 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 87 number.. (D) 751 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 86 number.. 597 744 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 16 number.. 36 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 41 264 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. 280 308 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 36 acres.. 192 301 bushels.. 14 045 27 028 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 93 133 acres.. 319 342 pounds.. 423 301 561 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 66 acres.. 1 497 1 026 tons, dry.. 2 983 2 108 @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.