1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OHIO COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 943 1 019 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 179 159 794 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 658 119 473 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 115 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 616 21 847 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 193 238 50 to 179 acres ..................... 450 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 884 986 acres.. 93 852 101 959 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 767 904 acres.. 58 929 63 595 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 102 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 980 21 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 216 20 617 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 316 15 518 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 664 5 491 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 266 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 207 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 200 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 30 $100,000 or more .................... 53 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 971 14 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 571 13 982 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 394 Other ............................... 604 625 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 571 629 200 days or more ................... 443 454 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 538 521 number.. 18 269 18 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 483 481 number.. 10 103 9 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 165 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 484 number.. 10 896 8 963 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 107 number.. 3 005 9 957 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 100 number.. 4 045 17 383 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 23 number.. 220 397 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. (D) 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 1 number.. 8 596 910 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 153 261 acres.. 17 014 26 136 bushels.. 1 554 197 3 141 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 23 acres.. 344 424 tons, green.. 3 846 5 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 17 acres.. 667 806 bushels.. 27 892 39 282 Tobacco ......................farms.. 457 657 acres.. 1 207 1 613 pounds.. 2 028 870 3 082 308 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 136 177 acres.. 23 970 22 072 bushels.. 765 301 807 667 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 480 453 acres.. 17 775 14 575 tons, dry.. 33 035 27 292 @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.