1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 322 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 470 46 321 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 030 128 620 Average per acre .........dollars.. 946 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 131 17 592 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 357 acres.. 18 668 20 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 271 335 acres.. 9 068 7 181 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 21 acres.. 94 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 173 2 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 855 7 918 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 055 1 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 118 1 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 7 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 475 2 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 686 6 960 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 120 Other ............................... 222 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 188 200 days or more ................... 149 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 191 number.. 5 384 4 857 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 173 number.. 2 978 2 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 20 number.. 112 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 161 number.. 2 241 2 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 31 number.. 53 669 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 18 number.. 148 697 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 20 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 34 number.. 469 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 55 acres.. 1 471 975 bushels.. 135 716 95 210 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 5 acres.. 221 200 tons, green.. 3 270 4 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 139 216 acres.. 499 576 pounds.. 865 917 921 798 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 188 acres.. 6 592 5 346 tons, dry.. 11 623 8 093 @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.