1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OLDHAM COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 392 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 535 84 434 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 817 458 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 947 2 572 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 874 35 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 422 acres.. 45 637 54 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 348 acres.. 23 671 24 537 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 115 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 085 17 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 034 36 554 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 446 8 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 639 8 859 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 39 $100,000 or more .................... 36 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 022 13 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 770 29 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 160 188 Other ............................... 232 280 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 271 200 days or more ................... 178 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 231 number.. 10 903 15 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 175 number.. 5 218 6 711 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 25 number.. 771 1 485 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 214 number.. 5 720 6 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 3 516 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 2 069 5 405 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 95 365 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 12 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.. 39 60 acres.. 4 871 4 943 bushels.. 451 513 625 383 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 31 acres.. 711 996 tons, green.. 7 988 17 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 24 acres.. 1 569 1 912 bushels.. 64 806 82 342 Tobacco ......................farms.. 117 197 acres.. 652 1 046 pounds.. 1 309 380 2 023 489 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 26 acres.. 4 327 3 618 bushels.. 129 818 133 160 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 227 acres.. 12 407 12 660 tons, dry.. 23 050 31 557 @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.