1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC LEAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 422 458 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 356 135 179 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 980 323 312 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 710 1 049 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 609 56 110 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 435 acres.. 113 145 114 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 418 acres.. 101 676 99 967 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 23 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 771 32 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 419 70 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 544 25 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 227 6 302 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 54 $100,000 or more .................... 116 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 375 21 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 046 46 949 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 246 Other ............................... 196 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 220 200 days or more ................... 161 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 155 number.. 6 105 6 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 134 number.. (D) 2 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 145 number.. 3 251 2 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 82 number.. 26 808 28 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 88 number.. 51 366 50 581 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 72 65 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 0 number.. 11 415 790 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 246 acres.. 43 109 45 963 bushels.. 4 345 451 6 368 498 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 13 acres.. 136 212 tons, green.. 3 059 2 638 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 69 acres.. 8 361 6 308 bushels.. 401 329 332 823 Tobacco ......................farms.. 197 260 acres.. 941 1 198 pounds.. 1 833 382 2 649 933 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 211 225 acres.. 51 494 48 575 bushels.. 1 746 763 1 864 615 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 139 acres.. 4 161 3 760 tons, dry.. 8 223 7 639 @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.