1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 973 1 062 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 161 165 917 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 641 121 145 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 013 766 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 470 20 733 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 120 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 396 448 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 917 1 013 acres.. 90 704 99 951 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 816 945 acres.. 41 278 36 717 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 178 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 602 24 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 312 23 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 322 8 324 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 280 16 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 189 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 163 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 199 232 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 263 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 52 $100,000 or more .................... 63 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 593 18 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 081 17 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 388 479 Other ............................... 585 583 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 614 200 days or more ................... 422 451 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 750 779 number.. 50 324 44 318 Beef cows ..................farms.. 630 613 number.. 22 363 17 164 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 89 number.. 4 236 5 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 744 753 number.. 23 481 17 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 50 number.. 384 1 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 47 number.. 797 4 448 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) 562 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 125 acres.. 2 776 3 641 bushels.. 218 607 381 595 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 59 acres.. 2 834 2 306 tons, green.. 42 477 40 392 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 26 acres.. 397 556 bushels.. 18 540 14 864 Tobacco ......................farms.. 551 716 acres.. 2 224 2 274 pounds.. 4 230 548 4 225 061 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 10 acres.. 242 340 bushels.. 11 050 11 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 625 662 acres.. 33 927 29 770 tons, dry.. 80 512 64 825 @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.