1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 673 568 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 337 76 141 Average size of farm .......acres.. 133 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 725 134 185 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 651 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 552 24 468 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 226 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 526 acres.. 62 116 53 825 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 411 420 acres.. 34 668 34 064 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 201 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 746 14 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 369 25 372 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 834 6 397 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 913 8 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 9 $100,000 or more .................... 32 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 151 11 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 479 20 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 159 Other ............................... 507 409 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 385 200 days or more ................... 347 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 314 number.. 11 478 10 265 Beef cows ..................farms.. 298 273 number.. 6 020 5 205 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 5 number.. 134 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 306 number.. 7 349 5 006 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 43 number.. (D) 8 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 44 number.. 6 807 15 247 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 3 302 119 3 799 626 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 116 acres.. 6 604 12 409 bushels.. 647 926 1 386 739 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 130 tons, green.. (D) 1 700 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 27 acres.. 3 963 3 129 bushels.. 167 677 135 317 Tobacco ......................farms.. 64 103 acres.. 230 419 pounds.. 478 165 689 297 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 85 acres.. 12 409 10 068 bushels.. 429 888 300 455 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 263 acres.. 11 483 8 075 tons, dry.. 22 555 15 659 @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.