1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COFFEE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 968 838 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 615 132 388 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 079 184 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 837 1 202 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 711 30 316 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 331 266 50 to 179 acres ..................... 372 325 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 843 753 acres.. 89 377 92 479 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 660 599 acres.. 56 188 57 507 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 25 acres.. 1 213 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 859 29 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 846 34 950 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 342 10 512 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 518 18 776 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 353 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 31 $100,000 or more .................... 77 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 658 24 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 473 29 546 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 359 Other ............................... 623 479 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 477 200 days or more ................... 467 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 647 591 number.. 31 200 31 013 Beef cows ..................farms.. 523 456 number.. 12 028 11 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 66 number.. 2 859 4 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 618 561 number.. 16 075 19 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 74 number.. 2 836 7 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 86 number.. 5 063 17 031 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 236 305 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 36 number.. 26 738 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 14 number.. 3 273 356 2 263 167 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 153 180 acres.. 13 899 15 404 bushels.. 1 167 982 1 531 329 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 60 acres.. 2 749 2 959 bushels.. 99 779 125 366 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 22 19 pounds.. 33 579 33 653 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 133 148 acres.. 14 998 13 921 bushels.. 421 381 442 015 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 567 465 acres.. 23 097 20 785 tons, dry.. 46 609 39 948 @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.