1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 559 603 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 824 117 868 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 983 142 696 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 082 745 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 822 27 732 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 273 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 508 573 acres.. 71 630 73 767 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 524 acres.. 44 463 45 345 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 43 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 419 24 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 994 41 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 453 10 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 965 14 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 28 $100,000 or more .................... 38 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 384 19 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 887 31 646 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 268 Other ............................... 338 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 338 200 days or more ................... 247 251 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 345 number.. 13 785 14 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 323 322 number.. 7 719 7 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 7 number.. 128 212 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 326 number.. 6 846 5 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 44 number.. (D) 7 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 49 number.. (D) 13 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 17 87 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 1 382 813 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 162 acres.. 12 562 14 612 bushels.. 893 757 1 686 377 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 13 acres.. 216 337 tons, green.. 2 096 7 395 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 38 acres.. 1 410 1 781 bushels.. 52 512 74 899 Tobacco ......................farms.. 156 216 acres.. 921 998 pounds.. 1 839 080 2 014 216 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 129 acres.. 16 535 16 387 bushels.. 461 874 567 570 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 348 acres.. 14 134 12 955 tons, dry.. 25 655 23 314 @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.