1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 983 1 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 135 175 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 848 156 384 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 147 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 122 30 656 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 405 482 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 953 1 082 acres.. 101 156 113 123 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 1 038 acres.. 49 117 52 124 Irrigated land .................farms.. 89 37 acres.. 589 294 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 590 35 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 171 31 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 573 13 887 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 018 21 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 200 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 271 310 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 167 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 74 $100,000 or more .................... 90 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 135 24 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 559 21 950 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 468 Other ............................... 578 660 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 589 683 200 days or more ................... 459 523 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 717 803 number.. 47 818 49 056 Beef cows ..................farms.. 595 644 number.. 19 611 19 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 111 number.. 4 639 5 946 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 698 782 number.. 22 416 22 279 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 77 number.. 12 697 13 826 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 73 number.. 17 744 24 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 349 218 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 26 number.. 136 622 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 267 acres.. 5 625 8 591 bushels.. 526 121 961 047 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 126 acres.. 3 673 3 519 tons, green.. 48 761 59 401 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 46 acres.. 1 313 2 192 bushels.. 54 725 83 542 Tobacco ......................farms.. 658 841 acres.. 3 239 3 161 pounds.. 6 811 575 6 531 754 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 89 109 acres.. 7 315 6 691 bushels.. 274 810 261 131 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 677 755 acres.. 31 600 32 843 tons, dry.. 70 917 66 861 @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.