1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHESTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 410 347 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 112 71 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 661 133 857 Average per acre .........dollars.. 925 657 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 859 23 678 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 322 acres.. 41 515 42 809 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 276 275 acres.. 23 954 25 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 864 7 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 302 20 244 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 096 3 782 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 767 3 243 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 18 $100,000 or more .................... 16 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 516 5 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 041 16 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 142 Other ............................... 272 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 197 200 days or more ................... 190 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 183 number.. 9 108 7 269 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 171 number.. (D) 3 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 171 number.. 4 162 3 058 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 55 number.. 1 334 7 446 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 52 number.. 1 492 14 894 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 76 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 109 acres.. 4 379 5 713 bushels.. 364 093 570 839 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 28 acres.. 496 1 193 bushels.. 20 412 43 171 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 47 acres.. 2 654 6 245 bales.. 2 803 7 043 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 63 acres.. 9 392 5 478 bushels.. 310 452 150 489 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 163 acres.. 7 588 6 006 tons, dry.. 16 035 11 842 @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.