1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEATHAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 556 512 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 158 58 289 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 618 153 544 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 469 1 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 733 20 903 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 493 466 acres.. 37 521 32 283 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 379 acres.. 15 340 12 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 13 acres.. 240 93 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 851 6 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 918 13 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 244 4 723 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 606 2 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 28 $100,000 or more .................... 21 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 551 4 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 002 7 934 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 204 Other ............................... 369 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 346 297 200 days or more ................... 266 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 287 number.. 11 429 8 958 Beef cows ..................farms.. 298 266 number.. (D) 4 729 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 83 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 325 277 number.. 5 725 3 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 40 number.. 1 183 2 101 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 39 number.. 2 332 6 472 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. 121 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 60 acres.. 1 312 1 140 bushels.. 114 231 104 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 34 acres.. 506 512 bushels.. 21 833 19 276 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 178 213 acres.. 1 167 1 093 pounds.. 2 475 044 2 249 288 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 14 acres.. 2 290 920 bushels.. 75 397 33 470 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 234 acres.. 10 708 8 907 tons, dry.. 18 742 15 608 @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.