1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 444 1 575 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 605 247 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 775 192 781 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 811 1 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 739 22 929 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 167 225 10 to 49 acres ...................... 417 418 50 to 179 acres ..................... 512 565 180 to 499 acres .................... 261 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 374 1 511 acres.. 140 307 158 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 248 1 411 acres.. 47 521 46 914 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 32 acres.. 167 212 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 288 46 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 670 29 307 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 329 23 374 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 959 22 785 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 258 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 204 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 231 268 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 348 418 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 200 215 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 129 $100,000 or more .................... 77 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 740 29 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 224 18 776 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 627 706 Other ............................... 817 869 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 825 889 200 days or more ................... 594 658 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 931 1 024 number.. 61 556 71 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 733 812 number.. 24 227 28 524 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 33 number.. 477 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 932 1 031 number.. 45 725 44 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 37 number.. 1 112 1 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 28 number.. 1 942 2 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 275 203 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 54 number.. 690 783 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 118 166 acres.. 2 521 3 539 bushels.. 174 264 339 745 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 56 acres.. 1 237 1 511 tons, green.. 14 502 25 471 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 92 29 bushels.. 3 482 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 956 1 168 acres.. 6 251 6 880 pounds.. 11 710 083 14 061 300 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 51 bushels.. (D) 2 126 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 839 886 acres.. 38 998 35 978 tons, dry.. 73 559 71 077 @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.