1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 258 1 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 356 173 892 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 039 140 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 1 183 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 903 22 050 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 122 185 10 to 49 acres ...................... 388 441 50 to 179 acres ..................... 468 526 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 213 1 399 acres.. 110 086 115 773 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 111 1 317 acres.. 48 662 47 353 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 111 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 573 38 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 662 26 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 989 16 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 584 22 533 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 250 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 199 265 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 253 296 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 267 309 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 128 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 108 $100,000 or more .................... 88 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 923 27 003 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 811 18 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 556 696 Other ............................... 702 748 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 706 756 200 days or more ................... 477 534 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 855 941 number.. 52 841 53 581 Beef cows ..................farms.. 680 726 number.. 21 856 20 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 94 127 number.. 4 716 5 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 844 918 number.. 31 517 30 672 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 44 number.. 454 1 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 28 number.. 571 2 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 5 number.. 195 65 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 55 number.. 1 286 998 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 165 247 acres.. 7 021 8 453 bushels.. 742 855 930 596 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 96 146 acres.. 2 924 3 598 tons, green.. 46 430 57 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 19 acres.. 515 245 bushels.. 22 410 8 320 Tobacco ......................farms.. 843 1 089 acres.. 4 007 4 200 pounds.. 8 175 005 8 420 773 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 51 36 acres.. 3 033 1 868 bushels.. 128 281 78 927 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 797 832 acres.. 33 291 31 744 tons, dry.. 78 899 66 256 @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.