1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 231 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 490 33 155 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 932 116 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 982 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 555 15 188 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 279 acres.. 12 017 13 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 251 acres.. 4 342 5 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 13 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 558 2 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 071 9 789 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 807 2 102 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 751 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 4 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 697 1 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 377 6 148 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 109 Other ............................... 157 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 173 200 days or more ................... 106 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 115 number.. 2 547 2 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 95 number.. 1 119 1 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 105 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 105 number.. 1 530 1 287 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 17 number.. 37 448 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. 310 330 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 46 acres.. 184 1 536 bushels.. 12 300 156 030 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 2 acres.. 38 (D) tons, green.. 580 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 161 212 acres.. 556 692 pounds.. 923 579 1 191 595 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 6 acres.. 887 312 bushels.. 25 936 8 810 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 119 acres.. 2 699 3 327 tons, dry.. 4 569 5 526 @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.