1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LETCHER COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 31 30 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 686 3 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 696 97 736 Average per acre .........dollars.. 804 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 447 15 017 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 24 26 acres.. 491 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 16 18 acres.. 174 157 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 62 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 907 2 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 16 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 45 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 1 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 0 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 85 Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 363 2 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 11 13 Other ............................... 20 17 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 17 200 days or more ................... 17 9 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 20 number.. 252 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 17 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 17 number.. 88 64 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. 152 116 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 162 112 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 11 acres.. 44 27 bushels.. 3 000 2 180 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 10 acres.. 116 181 tons, dry.. 157 266 @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.