1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENDLETON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 816 921 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 691 127 403 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 234 160 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 338 1 215 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 068 25 144 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 405 432 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 770 891 acres.. 66 569 75 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 721 828 acres.. 26 254 23 552 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 28 acres.. 1 271 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 793 15 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 129 16 568 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 768 10 425 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 025 4 834 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 211 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 197 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 58 $100,000 or more .................... 26 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 439 9 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 342 9 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 381 Other ............................... 513 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 510 575 200 days or more ................... 386 442 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 570 641 number.. 17 811 20 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 485 568 number.. 9 509 10 283 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 39 number.. 569 1 013 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 532 589 number.. 8 579 8 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 27 number.. 385 908 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) 1 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 227 541 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 31 number.. 843 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 59 acres.. 1 021 1 092 bushels.. 93 100 124 860 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 22 acres.. 242 396 tons, green.. 1 643 4 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 33 bushels.. (D) 1 335 Tobacco ......................farms.. 435 583 acres.. 2 739 2 908 pounds.. 5 769 718 6 231 878 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 552 897 bushels.. 45 305 38 473 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 607 637 acres.. 21 273 18 908 tons, dry.. 43 873 35 947 @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.