1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 533 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 248 47 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 641 346 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 757 2 663 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 432 17 306 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 352 acres.. 27 279 24 948 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 239 acres.. 9 994 9 731 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 15 acres.. 479 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 646 5 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 974 13 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 091 3 600 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 555 2 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 247 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 9 $100,000 or more .................... 10 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 323 5 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 586 12 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 160 145 Other ............................... 373 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 266 200 days or more ................... 246 218 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 269 number.. 9 207 9 180 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 242 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 249 number.. 5 189 3 673 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. 73 526 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 18 number.. 68 1 042 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 572 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 20 acres.. 40 759 bushels.. 3 150 64 058 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 20 34 acres.. 84 129 pounds.. 169 898 229 053 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 349 bushels.. (D) 10 733 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 168 acres.. 9 036 8 014 tons, dry.. 16 807 11 649 @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.