1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 METCALFE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 950 1 067 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 706 136 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 717 93 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 219 688 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 691 18 667 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 157 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 237 50 to 179 acres ..................... 457 451 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 910 1 034 acres.. 71 035 79 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 862 984 acres.. 30 624 31 134 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 18 acres.. 178 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 993 24 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 308 22 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 792 11 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 201 12 896 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 190 227 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 254 268 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 65 $100,000 or more .................... 45 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 326 15 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 168 14 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 429 548 Other ............................... 521 519 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 532 530 200 days or more ................... 361 366 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 645 641 number.. 32 322 31 735 Beef cows ..................farms.. 507 450 number.. 12 154 10 984 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 133 number.. 4 133 5 439 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 624 604 number.. 16 065 13 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 50 number.. 164 2 468 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 33 number.. 516 3 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 67 253 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 40 number.. 342 1 077 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 112 193 acres.. 2 628 4 039 bushels.. 167 401 393 363 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 35 acres.. 1 365 1 117 tons, green.. 19 460 17 813 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 22 acres.. 588 426 bushels.. 25 122 10 731 Tobacco ......................farms.. 691 841 acres.. 3 171 3 244 pounds.. 5 771 685 6 210 624 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 18 acres.. 751 569 bushels.. 25 751 22 331 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 575 615 acres.. 23 746 23 131 tons, dry.. 52 122 52 624 @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.