1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEADE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 841 880 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 645 119 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 600 137 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 788 1 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 317 23 536 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 258 50 to 179 acres ..................... 313 339 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 823 acres.. 80 123 80 952 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 649 739 acres.. 45 440 41 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 59 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 578 17 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 901 20 297 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 972 9 061 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 605 8 800 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 160 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 37 $100,000 or more .................... 38 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 074 12 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 564 14 010 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 341 Other ............................... 558 539 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 550 551 200 days or more ................... 413 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 560 620 number.. 23 296 27 568 Beef cows ..................farms.. 481 537 number.. 12 127 13 779 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 31 number.. 490 530 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 521 584 number.. 12 041 12 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 94 number.. 5 623 14 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 89 number.. 13 715 30 535 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 16 number.. 154 519 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 29 number.. (D) 668 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 959 010 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 183 acres.. 9 738 10 280 bushels.. 788 311 1 177 344 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 23 acres.. 424 554 tons, green.. 6 297 11 490 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 74 acres.. 5 291 5 877 bushels.. 261 632 233 150 Tobacco ......................farms.. 350 493 acres.. 895 1 334 pounds.. 1 896 987 2 776 831 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 109 acres.. 11 613 9 521 bushels.. 365 219 352 243 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 478 514 acres.. 21 863 19 376 tons, dry.. 45 255 40 818 @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.