1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC CRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 457 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 547 62 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 839 165 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 406 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 468 31 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 382 acres.. 54 556 51 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 332 332 acres.. 43 300 36 450 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 21 acres.. 126 200 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 468 12 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 035 31 942 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 478 9 389 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 990 3 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 19 $100,000 or more .................... 36 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 899 8 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 038 22 230 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 161 Other ............................... 298 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 235 200 days or more ................... 205 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 156 number.. 4 660 4 784 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 136 number.. 1 648 2 071 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 311 554 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 148 number.. 2 804 1 970 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 16 number.. (D) 2 963 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 18 number.. (D) 5 497 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 28 27 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 16 number.. 65 089 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 1 905 800 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 101 acres.. 13 928 9 776 bushels.. 1 310 161 1 267 797 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 8 acres.. 199 310 tons, green.. 3 322 7 810 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 34 acres.. 5 317 2 071 bushels.. 239 370 119 268 Tobacco ......................farms.. 103 149 acres.. 497 589 pounds.. 950 673 1 206 937 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 125 acres.. 22 307 17 693 bushels.. 679 176 631 283 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 129 acres.. 4 169 3 919 tons, dry.. 8 868 7 154 @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.