1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 622 662 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 894 36 633 Average size of farm .......acres.. 63 55 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 692 105 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 385 1 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 551 18 920 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 110 147 10 to 49 acres ...................... 292 301 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 576 619 acres.. 21 572 21 334 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 496 570 acres.. 8 867 7 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 97 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 296 6 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 730 10 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 108 3 183 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 188 3 816 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 237 237 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 5 $100,000 or more .................... 11 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 661 5 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 131 7 621 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 203 Other ............................... 441 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 432 200 days or more ................... 302 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 354 number.. 10 698 10 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 278 number.. 3 998 3 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 730 653 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 303 number.. 6 172 4 994 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 21 number.. 17 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 69 106 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. (D) 834 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 46 acres.. 423 423 bushels.. 32 467 40 790 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 205 363 acres.. 508 808 pounds.. 920 683 1 269 790 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 332 292 acres.. 6 749 5 670 tons, dry.. 12 523 10 834 @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.