1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 380 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 150 600 144 918 Average size of farm .......acres.. 396 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 566 760 358 929 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 460 1 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 972 69 296 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 352 393 acres.. 135 465 130 792 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 363 acres.. 122 539 107 665 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 056 36 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 462 86 764 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 649 35 250 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 407 1 625 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 31 $100,000 or more .................... 99 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 162 27 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 269 65 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 247 Other ............................... 180 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 213 200 days or more ................... 150 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 163 number.. 6 250 6 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 143 number.. 3 588 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 10 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 156 number.. 3 346 2 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 26 number.. (D) 2 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 25 number.. 1 572 5 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 39 45 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) 547 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 39 acres.. 5 134 2 338 bushels.. 587 349 242 008 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 45 acres.. 5 080 4 391 bushels.. 222 348 202 066 Cotton .......................farms.. 181 290 acres.. 93 514 85 088 bales.. 118 814 117 044 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 106 acres.. 21 352 14 794 bushels.. 707 263 451 910 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 115 acres.. 4 040 3 581 tons, dry.. 7 437 5 927 @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.