1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 503 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 606 70 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 171 109 996 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 181 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 310 14 791 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 219 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 479 483 acres.. 34 231 34 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 445 acres.. 13 938 11 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 4 acres.. 91 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 292 6 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 510 12 468 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 547 3 130 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 746 3 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 095 4 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 110 8 980 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 181 Other ............................... 323 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 332 200 days or more ................... 262 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 327 number.. 14 574 13 363 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 291 number.. (D) 7 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. (D) 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 318 number.. 6 781 5 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 43 number.. 174 1 816 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 42 number.. 232 3 422 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 23 54 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. (D) 537 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 41 acres.. 582 998 bushels.. 37 520 81 402 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 9 acres.. 36 223 bushels.. 838 7 260 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 299 366 acres.. 1 012 943 pounds.. 1 838 843 1 681 725 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 498 121 bushels.. 14 490 3 985 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 304 282 acres.. 11 950 9 639 tons, dry.. 22 994 17 500 @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.