1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LARUE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 806 906 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 503 120 959 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 186 138 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 664 1 040 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 202 26 501 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 249 50 to 179 acres ..................... 347 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 868 acres.. 84 398 87 928 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 686 797 acres.. 51 386 46 737 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 11 acres.. 165 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 766 23 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 727 26 338 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 738 11 292 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 027 12 570 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 218 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 58 $100,000 or more .................... 51 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 502 16 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 474 18 400 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 438 Other ............................... 461 468 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 447 487 200 days or more ................... 332 351 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 534 600 number.. 29 810 31 357 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 479 number.. 13 376 11 653 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 69 number.. 3 215 4 046 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 520 560 number.. 13 192 11 902 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 71 number.. 2 956 5 586 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 65 number.. 8 563 9 715 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 16 number.. 483 418 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 26 number.. 464 463 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 226 acres.. 9 984 12 670 bushels.. 830 499 1 415 979 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 62 acres.. 2 021 2 163 tons, green.. 27 291 39 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 40 acres.. 2 070 1 654 bushels.. 98 792 63 980 Tobacco ......................farms.. 421 602 acres.. 1 617 1 928 pounds.. 3 438 113 3 576 687 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 100 103 acres.. 15 764 10 576 bushels.. 566 993 410 958 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 510 522 acres.. 22 810 20 870 tons, dry.. 52 238 46 323 @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.