1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAGOFFIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 373 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 715 45 133 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 194 66 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 972 822 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 640 11 756 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 359 421 acres.. 9 796 11 094 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 405 acres.. 2 969 3 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 18 acres.. 98 61 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 682 2 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 191 6 056 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 407 2 286 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 275 361 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 191 1 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 202 3 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 177 Other ............................... 257 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 227 200 days or more ................... 150 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 138 number.. 1 616 2 143 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 107 number.. 753 1 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 51 39 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 106 number.. 699 893 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. 28 45 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 5 41 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. 306 735 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 89 acres.. 445 669 bushels.. 28 486 49 939 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 5 acres.. 65 226 tons, green.. 623 2 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 286 357 acres.. 916 991 pounds.. 1 397 672 1 402 516 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 106 acres.. 1 613 1 373 tons, dry.. 2 900 2 069 @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.