1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DECATUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 399 86 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 928 113 877 Average per acre .........dollars.. 960 514 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 742 22 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 199 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 389 400 acres.. 41 682 42 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 323 acres.. 17 943 16 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 271 5 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 774 13 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 306 990 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 965 4 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 16 $100,000 or more .................... 3 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 764 4 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 632 11 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 151 Other ............................... 306 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 294 200 days or more ................... 217 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 301 number.. 12 952 12 234 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 276 number.. 6 940 7 040 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 11 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 292 number.. 6 173 6 232 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 95 number.. 3 474 13 760 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 101 number.. 5 416 24 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 103 468 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. 294 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 93 acres.. 2 536 4 775 bushels.. 183 168 417 189 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 83 507 bushels.. 3 495 9 665 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 42 27 acres.. 3 145 1 749 bushels.. 94 010 51 252 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 274 acres.. 12 241 10 189 tons, dry.. 21 557 18 617 @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.