1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MASON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 751 887 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 457 144 254 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 014 182 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 366 1 125 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 366 29 543 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 227 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 856 acres.. 92 109 102 875 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 711 830 acres.. 44 793 39 820 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 7 acres.. 375 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 991 31 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 266 35 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 130 18 870 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 861 12 857 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 269 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 153 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 113 $100,000 or more .................... 79 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 838 17 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 720 20 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 522 Other ............................... 359 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 429 200 days or more ................... 269 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 478 538 number.. 28 335 31 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 385 409 number.. 12 135 11 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 108 number.. 4 699 5 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 534 number.. 11 994 13 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 37 number.. 491 2 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 32 number.. 1 848 3 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 15 number.. 229 232 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 17 number.. (D) 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 250 acres.. 4 346 5 827 bushels.. 276 285 628 026 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 91 104 acres.. 3 884 2 378 tons, green.. 42 556 40 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 64 acres.. 988 1 026 bushels.. 38 572 32 242 Tobacco ......................farms.. 614 748 acres.. 5 833 5 501 pounds.. 11 357 907 11 915 849 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 15 acres.. 761 589 bushels.. 20 141 19 292 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 503 531 acres.. 30 922 26 739 tons, dry.. 65 522 56 609 @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.