1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAUREL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 083 1 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 610 99 527 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 79 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 827 106 258 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 140 1 261 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 369 18 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 190 10 to 49 acres ...................... 426 461 50 to 179 acres ..................... 422 468 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 046 1 220 acres.. 54 741 62 008 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 969 1 153 acres.. 21 976 21 637 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 42 acres.. 18 184 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 402 15 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 298 12 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 893 9 422 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 509 5 679 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 279 315 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 286 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 228 257 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 37 $100,000 or more .................... 18 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 652 10 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 996 8 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 463 Other ............................... 706 789 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 648 724 200 days or more ................... 487 558 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 596 646 number.. 21 224 21 851 Beef cows ..................farms.. 509 532 number.. 11 158 10 053 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 55 number.. 576 1 088 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 570 594 number.. 10 519 9 788 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 37 number.. 953 1 337 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 15 number.. (D) 4 159 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 13 number.. 147 293 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 39 number.. 393 689 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 124 acres.. 1 136 1 415 bushels.. 91 226 113 357 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 60 acres.. 744 1 320 tons, green.. 8 529 18 579 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 112 bushels.. (D) 2 710 Tobacco ......................farms.. 702 951 acres.. 2 332 2 764 pounds.. 4 222 161 4 835 172 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 617 621 acres.. 17 963 16 485 tons, dry.. 34 400 29 748 @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.