1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 526 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 234 181 230 906 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 569 718 449 501 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 256 983 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 168 76 449 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 477 acres.. 217 310 214 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 430 acres.. 195 915 189 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 8 acres.. 2 766 1 646 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 625 48 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 750 95 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 456 43 973 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 168 4 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 45 $100,000 or more .................... 126 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 702 33 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 541 66 454 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 291 Other ............................... 264 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 248 200 days or more ................... 203 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 185 number.. 10 982 12 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 140 number.. (D) 5 849 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 459 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 191 number.. 6 620 5 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 38 number.. 1 311 5 994 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 41 number.. 2 791 15 555 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 126 acres.. 21 097 16 781 bushels.. 2 453 454 2 218 016 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 143 176 acres.. 26 188 34 608 bushels.. 1 096 956 1 588 375 Cotton .......................farms.. 99 145 acres.. 30 026 31 190 bales.. 39 394 44 816 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 269 316 acres.. 127 101 108 271 bushels.. 4 035 560 3 747 245 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 137 acres.. 6 672 6 782 tons, dry.. 12 963 13 387 @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.