1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 691 798 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 855 80 864 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 083 264 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 043 2 600 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 775 23 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 261 301 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 660 765 acres.. 48 442 47 269 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 615 707 acres.. 23 861 18 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 24 acres.. 297 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 856 13 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 946 17 522 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 919 9 873 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 937 4 110 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 40 $100,000 or more .................... 30 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 339 9 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 410 11 679 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 261 Other ............................... 451 537 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 526 200 days or more ................... 331 424 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 321 375 number.. 12 558 12 615 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 319 number.. 6 348 6 043 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 29 number.. 610 750 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 354 number.. 5 879 5 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 38 number.. 523 1 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 36 number.. 1 230 2 539 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 247 314 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 33 number.. 666 1 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 90 acres.. 2 636 2 474 bushels.. 208 858 295 131 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 34 acres.. 439 643 tons, green.. 6 330 10 103 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 10 acres.. 305 143 bushels.. 10 625 4 390 Tobacco ......................farms.. 392 524 acres.. 2 000 1 934 pounds.. 4 198 228 4 067 085 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 16 acres.. 1 765 1 660 bushels.. 67 106 62 030 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 423 414 acres.. 16 791 11 741 tons, dry.. 29 453 21 171 @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.