1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 76 818 75 076 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 122 363 11 169 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 209 186 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 808 1 245 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 158 25 520 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 919 7 336 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 401 22 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 719 29 572 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 924 11 873 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 544 2 707 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 311 1 415 Total cropland .................farms.. 69 393 69 297 acres.. 7 069 470 7 086 879 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 56 016 58 527 acres.. 4 064 058 3 817 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 768 1 544 acres.. 45 581 36 974 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 178 389 1 933 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 358 25 754 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 143 674 969 439 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 034 714 964 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 201 21 446 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 578 14 365 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 751 14 918 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 217 13 088 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 987 4 641 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 176 2 681 $100,000 or more .................... 3 908 3 937 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 641 727 1 492 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 371 19 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 27 680 29 878 Other ............................... 49 138 45 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 484 44 536 200 days or more ................... 35 678 33 366 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 089 50 592 number.. 2 145 405 2 162 660 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 235 43 333 number.. 1 039 583 988 550 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 096 3 295 number.. 111 985 152 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 234 47 955 number.. 1 126 232 1 043 627 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 043 4 912 number.. 321 806 604 613 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 579 4 522 number.. 714 999 1 293 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 773 749 number.. 13 773 18 379 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 657 3 328 number.. 2 221 215 1 906 094 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 548 489 number.. 120 830 210 98 516 358 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 854 9 143 acres.. 575 878 605 287 bushels.. 58 459 483 67 755 811 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 360 3 011 acres.. 305 175 276 243 bushels.. 13 482 402 12 175 250 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 156 2 137 acres.. 472 165 598 838 bales.. 629 487 793 302 Tobacco ......................farms.. 14 995 22 953 acres.. 59 427 75 621 pounds.. 106 785 282 139 367 463 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 926 5 232 acres.. 1 156 282 915 223 bushels.. 37 976 452 30 313 156 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 161 40 529 acres.. 1 646 290 1 410 204 tons, dry.. 3 326 031 2 616 430 @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.