1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 397 1 565 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 971 142 729 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 153 130 201 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 372 1 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 404 19 154 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 154 252 10 to 49 acres ...................... 456 518 50 to 179 acres ..................... 575 603 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 359 1 503 acres.. 72 955 75 484 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 261 1 419 acres.. 25 091 22 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 350 89 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 200 23 913 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 459 15 280 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 194 12 856 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 006 11 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 335 294 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 299 316 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 327 376 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 296 377 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 54 $100,000 or more .................... 21 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 477 14 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 640 9 444 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 586 656 Other ............................... 811 909 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 815 915 200 days or more ................... 571 632 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 924 1 014 number.. 36 566 36 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 790 873 number.. 18 697 18 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 81 number.. 1 082 1 426 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 888 936 number.. 21 201 19 888 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 38 number.. (D) 1 901 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 19 number.. (D) 5 830 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 165 23 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 55 number.. 420 859 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 141 acres.. 261 861 bushels.. 17 256 72 896 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 10 132 bushels.. 531 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 951 1 238 acres.. 2 873 3 791 pounds.. 4 316 641 7 611 497 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 878 812 acres.. 22 004 17 977 tons, dry.. 44 047 36 614 @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.