1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOURBON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 910 1 026 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 537 206 881 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 521 732 367 445 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 385 1 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 240 37 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 100 140 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 275 292 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 843 958 acres.. 141 353 154 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 867 acres.. 58 694 58 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 116 27 acres.. 1 482 268 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 869 79 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 757 77 398 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 580 31 308 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 289 48 102 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 145 $100,000 or more .................... 162 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 152 59 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 073 57 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 480 558 Other ............................... 430 468 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 521 200 days or more ................... 314 352 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 611 number.. 48 916 54 754 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 470 number.. 22 793 22 155 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 22 number.. 194 589 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 569 625 number.. 39 988 41 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 41 number.. 11 452 8 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 38 number.. 17 774 13 005 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 27 number.. 1 123 5 728 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 229 acres.. 6 054 9 470 bushels.. 532 856 1 064 192 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 62 acres.. 1 351 1 617 tons, green.. 16 910 30 639 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 71 acres.. 2 666 1 844 bushels.. 125 879 58 886 Tobacco ......................farms.. 587 760 acres.. 7 420 7 769 pounds.. 14 702 378 17 440 776 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 73 acres.. 6 712 5 288 bushels.. 192 728 200 509 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 533 acres.. 37 840 36 564 tons, dry.. 74 504 75 338 @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.