1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NICHOLAS COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 567 657 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 292 112 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 803 109 914 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 023 691 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 734 23 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 539 625 acres.. 67 099 70 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 596 acres.. 21 896 22 700 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 25 acres.. 565 609 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 024 18 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 261 27 543 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 108 12 546 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 916 5 550 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 194 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 72 $100,000 or more .................... 25 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 622 10 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 733 15 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 346 Other ............................... 280 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 338 200 days or more ................... 222 251 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 401 number.. 19 851 22 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 368 number.. 10 929 11 515 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 17 number.. 389 350 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 371 404 number.. 9 933 10 703 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 15 number.. 361 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 743 814 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 111 64 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 31 number.. 490 590 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 80 acres.. 655 1 285 bushels.. 38 430 117 041 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 27 acres.. 381 497 tons, green.. 4 715 9 217 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 199 290 bushels.. 7 712 11 723 Tobacco ......................farms.. 394 510 acres.. 3 634 3 649 pounds.. 6 582 911 7 448 095 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 63 127 bushels.. 2 164 5 540 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 382 acres.. 17 606 18 114 tons, dry.. 35 966 35 841 @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.