1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 203 1 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 273 455 278 675 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 522 217 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 354 935 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 090 36 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 460 450 180 to 499 acres .................... 303 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 142 1 177 acres.. 205 967 210 110 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 965 1 090 acres.. 144 901 143 522 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 22 acres.. 964 259 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 634 61 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 896 49 714 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 938 42 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 697 18 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 160 154 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 204 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 230 259 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 146 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 132 $100,000 or more .................... 147 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 281 40 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 146 33 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 558 632 Other ............................... 645 599 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 682 653 200 days or more ................... 526 476 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 726 744 number.. 41 496 39 698 Beef cows ..................farms.. 629 617 number.. 20 437 17 590 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 74 number.. 3 748 3 870 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 714 715 number.. 19 577 18 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 89 number.. 8 225 32 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 86 number.. 16 881 76 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 295 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 32 number.. (D) 6 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 292 393 acres.. 48 238 47 040 bushels.. 5 840 570 6 725 412 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 55 acres.. 2 121 2 067 tons, green.. 32 468 38 689 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 211 308 acres.. 39 091 33 098 bushels.. 2 368 585 1 971 682 Tobacco ......................farms.. 447 642 acres.. 3 100 3 413 pounds.. 6 615 533 7 162 501 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 291 375 acres.. 54 552 53 923 bushels.. 1 758 376 1 896 011 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 659 669 acres.. 33 578 31 245 tons, dry.. 71 207 65 141 @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.