1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 734 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 651 113 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 786 147 390 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 415 1 063 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 166 21 979 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 211 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 706 743 acres.. 78 815 81 371 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 662 716 acres.. 28 724 30 920 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 70 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 680 21 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 899 28 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 354 12 712 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 326 9 110 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 71 $100,000 or more .................... 52 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 344 12 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 155 16 133 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 323 370 Other ............................... 411 402 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 416 200 days or more ................... 310 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 495 number.. 30 217 32 170 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 407 number.. 16 220 16 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 33 number.. 425 1 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 476 number.. 18 281 17 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 71 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. 80 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 217 268 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 23 number.. 227 280 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 131 acres.. 1 310 2 347 bushels.. 118 034 232 511 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 52 acres.. 753 826 tons, green.. 9 188 14 786 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 263 101 bushels.. 14 266 3 690 Tobacco ......................farms.. 541 617 acres.. 4 146 3 958 pounds.. 7 996 895 8 437 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 12 acres.. 556 1 036 bushels.. 14 747 28 188 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 437 acres.. 22 969 24 112 tons, dry.. 41 944 45 813 @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.