1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 886 995 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 222 84 029 Average size of farm .......acres.. 85 84 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 748 113 533 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 349 1 435 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 736 20 916 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 150 10 to 49 acres ...................... 312 341 50 to 179 acres ..................... 396 404 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 848 968 acres.. 40 579 48 921 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 741 884 acres.. 16 728 17 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 33 acres.. 859 1 788 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 137 14 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 956 14 897 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 554 7 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 583 7 417 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 331 285 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 209 187 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 260 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 20 $100,000 or more .................... 21 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 936 9 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 227 9 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 405 Other ............................... 580 590 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 537 562 200 days or more ................... 407 400 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 574 583 number.. 16 971 19 825 Beef cows ..................farms.. 502 493 number.. 8 169 8 713 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 60 number.. 1 224 1 781 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 532 547 number.. 11 195 8 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 20 number.. 269 233 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 439 1 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 90 92 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. 361 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 5 number.. 860 020 726 704 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 58 acres.. 1 005 1 306 bushels.. 108 136 148 849 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 306 194 bushels.. 13 804 9 545 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 380 655 acres.. 1 039 1 794 pounds.. 1 612 650 2 938 893 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 10 acres.. 947 1 284 bushels.. (D) 43 298 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 513 489 acres.. 12 399 11 682 tons, dry.. 25 492 23 887 @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.