1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 726 639 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 352 96 874 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 665 196 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 818 1 177 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 760 27 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 255 224 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 644 582 acres.. 56 872 50 172 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 521 458 acres.. 28 917 22 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 33 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 229 16 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 280 25 264 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 962 4 578 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 267 11 566 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 301 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 26 $100,000 or more .................... 33 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 544 13 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 508 21 123 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 241 Other ............................... 498 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 413 200 days or more ................... 379 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 465 number.. 23 179 20 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 419 362 number.. 9 468 7 944 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 37 number.. 2 296 2 061 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 439 number.. 11 755 10 370 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 66 number.. 6 038 10 906 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 54 number.. 9 995 16 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 13 number.. 461 252 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 67 acres.. 765 1 864 bushels.. 52 163 139 155 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 142 231 bushels.. (D) 6 884 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 61 acres.. 119 148 pounds.. 155 905 166 282 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 759 bushels.. 970 27 476 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 463 382 acres.. 20 542 14 400 tons, dry.. 43 352 25 774 @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.