1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 408 1 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 434 213 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 003 176 926 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 693 1 037 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 775 26 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 403 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 605 568 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 205 1 104 acres.. 125 393 128 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 937 860 acres.. 60 522 57 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 194 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 049 59 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 041 46 943 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 118 4 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 932 54 331 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 442 321 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 258 244 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 253 223 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 202 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 54 $100,000 or more .................... 137 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 779 48 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 746 38 512 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 554 562 Other ............................... 854 697 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 846 730 200 days or more ................... 639 530 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 023 975 number.. 50 949 52 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 880 817 number.. 24 626 21 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 80 number.. 3 389 5 726 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 978 943 number.. 25 325 24 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 89 number.. 3 615 10 376 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 86 number.. 5 680 19 762 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 355 740 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 72 60 number.. 311 885 185 284 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 84 68 number.. 24 310 657 15 858 649 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 135 acres.. 6 963 9 921 bushels.. 553 805 1 026 326 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 69 acres.. 2 905 5 459 bushels.. 100 252 193 172 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 102 acres.. 218 304 pounds.. 333 254 405 210 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 51 67 acres.. 7 564 8 870 bushels.. 188 412 256 285 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 886 746 acres.. 43 439 33 919 tons, dry.. 82 794 58 355 @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.