1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 698 786 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 300 105 068 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 363 81 867 Average per acre .........dollars.. 629 577 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 395 19 812 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 774 acres.. 40 611 39 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 745 acres.. 12 166 11 497 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 13 77 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 768 9 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 995 11 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 472 7 095 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 296 2 241 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 203 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 18 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 890 5 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 463 6 884 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 305 Other ............................... 455 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 458 200 days or more ................... 323 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 294 number.. 9 142 9 465 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 239 number.. 4 936 4 737 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 30 number.. 111 132 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 250 number.. 5 069 4 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 19 number.. 20 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 10 number.. 61 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 11 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 44 number.. 585 827 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 101 acres.. 670 1 063 bushels.. 35 293 94 350 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 14 acres.. 352 206 tons, green.. 5 760 2 208 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 576 676 acres.. 2 500 2 420 pounds.. 4 226 723 4 289 896 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 285 acres.. 9 046 8 005 tons, dry.. 19 112 14 170 @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.