1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 161 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 956 20 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 110 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 843 59 036 Average per acre .........dollars.. 666 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 000 12 350 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 152 178 acres.. 9 203 7 962 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 169 acres.. 4 050 1 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 53 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 779 1 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 052 7 337 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 194 998 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 585 389 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 1 $100,000 or more .................... 1 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 003 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 270 5 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 46 72 Other ............................... 115 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 118 200 days or more ................... 71 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 77 number.. 2 205 1 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 53 number.. 1 184 513 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 25 58 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 61 number.. 1 399 608 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 17 number.. 26 197 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 13 number.. 35 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 37 acres.. 235 286 bushels.. 21 467 18 321 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 50 tons, green.. 0 360 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 105 128 acres.. 394 388 pounds.. 545 300 582 315 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 63 acres.. 3 349 1 269 tons, dry.. 4 865 2 152 @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.