1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 442 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 788 44 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 85 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 234 159 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 394 1 875 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 301 21 108 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 423 492 acres.. 22 836 25 937 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 393 460 acres.. 9 627 9 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 13 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 094 5 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 524 10 943 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 141 3 449 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 952 2 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 17 $100,000 or more .................... 9 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 512 4 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 946 9 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 144 Other ............................... 304 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 350 200 days or more ................... 222 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 281 number.. 6 920 7 485 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 236 number.. 3 496 3 454 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 265 417 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 245 number.. 3 502 2 982 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 23 number.. 12 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 12 number.. (D) 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 80 114 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. 1 151 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 42 acres.. 243 454 bushels.. 19 745 40 841 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 19 acres.. 158 210 tons, green.. 1 752 2 750 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 233 328 acres.. 842 923 pounds.. 1 597 333 1 821 327 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 7 950 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 295 329 acres.. 8 325 8 655 tons, dry.. 14 833 14 224 @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.