1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BATH COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 799 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 696 132 979 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 225 131 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 039 843 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 517 23 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 189 50 to 179 acres ..................... 337 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 777 834 acres.. 82 148 93 248 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 725 799 acres.. 29 869 29 909 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 16 acres.. 337 178 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 751 24 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 475 28 397 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 138 14 123 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 613 10 413 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 223 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 82 $100,000 or more .................... 38 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 754 15 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 922 17 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 470 Other ............................... 394 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 424 430 200 days or more ................... 273 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 560 number.. 25 403 29 090 Beef cows ..................farms.. 416 467 number.. 13 249 13 822 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 54 number.. 794 1 932 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 549 number.. 16 810 17 894 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 22 number.. 29 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 17 number.. (D) 1 566 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 76 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 26 number.. 337 445 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 164 acres.. 2 338 3 573 bushels.. 216 456 355 380 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 59 acres.. 775 1 189 tons, green.. 12 639 18 998 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 113 115 bushels.. 4 445 4 195 Tobacco ......................farms.. 611 714 acres.. 4 585 4 447 pounds.. 8 382 315 9 271 731 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 463 1 742 bushels.. 71 178 63 458 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 449 483 acres.. 21 482 20 127 tons, dry.. 45 902 39 253 @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.