1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 297 342 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 940 48 509 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 008 88 965 Average per acre .........dollars.. 899 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 013 12 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 275 327 acres.. 12 216 13 700 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 303 acres.. 3 390 3 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 87 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 009 3 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 763 9 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 513 1 667 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 495 1 640 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 0 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 269 2 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 272 7 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 137 Other ............................... 193 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 179 200 days or more ................... 118 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 171 number.. 3 221 3 142 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 131 number.. 1 749 1 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 45 87 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 143 number.. 1 449 1 943 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 65 136 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 190 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. 154 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 42 acres.. 211 377 bushels.. 16 636 28 742 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 46 tons, green.. (D) 471 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 158 219 acres.. 488 584 pounds.. 764 668 962 231 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 148 acres.. 2 708 2 948 tons, dry.. 5 177 4 227 @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.