1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 405 378 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 279 119 218 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 338 173 491 Average per acre .........dollars.. 768 613 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 160 25 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 332 acres.. 74 462 80 282 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 273 acres.. 37 293 35 672 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 938 10 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 539 28 344 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 944 3 836 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 994 6 878 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 28 $100,000 or more .................... 19 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 705 8 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 547 22 619 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 168 Other ............................... 270 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 217 200 days or more ................... 202 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 263 number.. 17 840 20 471 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 223 number.. (D) 10 216 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 549 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 260 number.. 9 420 9 294 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 51 number.. 2 152 9 575 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 52 number.. 3 631 17 907 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 9 number.. 51 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 72 acres.. 4 553 7 826 bushels.. 374 397 808 152 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 16 acres.. 334 513 tons, green.. 5 340 7 912 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 26 acres.. 1 466 2 830 bushels.. 55 840 106 570 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 9 pounds.. (D) 14 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 41 acres.. 10 498 8 290 bushels.. 283 995 283 045 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 239 acres.. 18 841 16 766 tons, dry.. 39 047 30 700 @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.