1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OWEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 803 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 150 444 176 828 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 613 153 427 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 189 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 953 25 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 370 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 207 270 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 908 acres.. 85 149 98 095 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 719 857 acres.. 31 063 30 501 Irrigated land .................farms.. 177 60 acres.. 1 954 528 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 337 21 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 817 22 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 539 14 814 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 798 6 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 268 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 83 $100,000 or more .................... 46 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 841 12 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 971 13 179 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 489 Other ............................... 446 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 461 507 200 days or more ................... 320 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 508 565 number.. 22 300 24 374 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 489 number.. 11 977 12 140 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 44 number.. 685 1 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 555 number.. 11 857 11 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 14 number.. 14 139 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 898 824 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 18 number.. 53 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 57 acres.. 431 1 089 bushels.. 33 809 101 957 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 12 acres.. 233 437 tons, green.. 2 735 6 260 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 99 74 bushels.. 2 782 2 782 Tobacco ......................farms.. 532 691 acres.. 4 460 4 231 pounds.. 9 787 795 9 108 024 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 131 236 bushels.. 4 867 7 957 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 587 acres.. 26 516 25 335 tons, dry.. 47 250 52 579 @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.