1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 716 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 666 258 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 378 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 552 651 357 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 476 938 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 475 50 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 625 601 acres.. 180 332 180 801 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 453 493 acres.. 124 627 118 432 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 15 acres.. 728 552 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 388 50 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 771 74 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 403 27 742 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 985 22 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 27 $100,000 or more .................... 87 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 586 43 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 816 64 813 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 280 297 Other ............................... 436 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 386 200 days or more ................... 297 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 386 number.. 25 437 24 811 Beef cows ..................farms.. 328 330 number.. 13 421 13 037 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 23 number.. 965 1 258 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 353 number.. 12 955 12 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 78 number.. 25 667 30 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 71 number.. 92 406 115 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 124 130 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 41 number.. (D) 444 583 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 131 acres.. 15 595 8 754 bushels.. 1 697 670 881 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 32 acres.. 3 402 3 282 bushels.. 131 516 149 257 Cotton .......................farms.. 84 150 acres.. 36 504 47 046 bales.. 52 111 62 480 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 132 128 acres.. 49 846 33 630 bushels.. 1 681 063 996 318 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 321 326 acres.. 20 087 20 647 tons, dry.. 44 720 39 211 @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.