1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 249 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 344 49 509 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 517 156 297 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 740 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 503 29 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 233 233 acres.. 33 011 33 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 206 acres.. 16 459 14 692 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 114 6 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 554 24 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 054 3 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 060 2 242 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 16 $100,000 or more .................... 13 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 538 4 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 223 17 527 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 98 Other ............................... 162 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 144 200 days or more ................... 118 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 136 number.. 7 121 6 431 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 125 number.. 3 857 3 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 114 99 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 131 number.. 3 448 2 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 27 number.. 2 966 5 361 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 25 number.. 4 559 8 477 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 57 acres.. 4 989 4 200 bushels.. 501 282 475 373 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 111 tons, green.. (D) 1 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 815 805 bushels.. 38 916 31 049 Tobacco ......................farms.. 68 115 acres.. 454 580 pounds.. 966 896 1 242 859 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 26 acres.. 4 433 3 313 bushels.. 162 198 123 422 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 137 acres.. 5 798 5 998 tons, dry.. 10 249 11 669 @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.