1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 462 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 928 41 899 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 402 198 332 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 378 2 665 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 942 17 082 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 406 acres.. 20 678 20 892 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 322 acres.. 9 306 8 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 112 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 474 5 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 849 12 804 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 723 2 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 752 3 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 8 $100,000 or more .................... 9 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 445 4 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 620 9 801 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 120 Other ............................... 334 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 282 200 days or more ................... 243 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 319 number.. 9 458 9 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 271 283 number.. 4 449 4 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 17 number.. 335 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 307 number.. 4 733 4 592 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 20 number.. (D) 2 059 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 1 195 3 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 7 number.. 135 68 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 30 number.. 769 579 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 20 acres.. 95 127 bushels.. 7 688 10 478 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 62 acres.. 51 128 pounds.. 88 594 199 854 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 267 acres.. 9 105 7 994 tons, dry.. 17 823 13 646 @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.