1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE KALB COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 806 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 160 95 818 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 495 127 149 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 629 1 099 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 896 21 320 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 239 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 326 331 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 702 719 acres.. 55 713 55 200 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 535 616 acres.. 22 091 20 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 32 acres.. 425 407 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 091 18 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 371 23 856 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 055 13 193 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 036 5 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 277 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 155 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 215 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 12 $100,000 or more .................... 22 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 264 13 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 660 16 931 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 290 Other ............................... 558 485 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 528 473 200 days or more ................... 400 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 578 539 number.. 22 234 20 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 521 472 number.. 12 291 11 136 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 29 number.. 569 965 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 558 505 number.. 10 623 9 393 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 52 number.. (D) 1 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 39 number.. 2 895 4 905 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 95 80 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 44 number.. (D) 679 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 48 acres.. 1 529 1 888 bushels.. 125 992 178 077 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 463 323 bushels.. 11 017 8 820 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 180 308 acres.. 650 756 pounds.. 1 065 022 1 062 539 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 22 acres.. 4 167 3 698 bushels.. 131 328 104 469 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 386 387 acres.. 13 979 12 416 tons, dry.. 30 132 23 089 @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.