1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DICKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 106 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 565 144 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 303 160 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 788 1 113 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 305 19 170 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 312 241 50 to 179 acres ..................... 497 442 180 to 499 acres .................... 204 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 977 927 acres.. 77 246 73 058 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 784 737 acres.. 30 958 24 400 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 86 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 068 11 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 911 11 318 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 013 3 884 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 054 7 570 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 405 314 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 210 210 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 195 238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 26 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 705 8 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 584 8 735 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 368 Other ............................... 715 644 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 738 621 200 days or more ................... 534 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 789 724 number.. 28 271 26 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 692 651 number.. (D) 13 726 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 757 701 number.. 15 289 13 101 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 90 number.. 2 029 5 589 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 91 number.. 3 975 19 929 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 30 60 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 63 number.. 1 931 1 448 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 327 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 71 acres.. 838 1 178 bushels.. 74 378 113 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 172 257 bushels.. 6 484 8 344 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 161 189 acres.. 1 041 956 pounds.. 2 125 465 1 748 375 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 9 acres.. 525 227 bushels.. 18 650 7 954 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 682 614 acres.. 28 455 21 871 tons, dry.. 49 605 35 203 @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.