1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 504 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 174 70 457 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 017 147 637 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 572 912 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 526 20 369 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 417 acres.. 34 010 35 523 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 339 338 acres.. 14 715 14 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 59 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 824 18 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 301 41 555 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 025 2 821 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 799 16 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 15 $100,000 or more .................... 44 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 307 15 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 252 35 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 186 Other ............................... 302 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 269 200 days or more ................... 218 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 360 310 number.. 17 259 14 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 303 243 number.. 8 058 5 887 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 29 number.. 430 707 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 359 297 number.. 11 740 9 121 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 27 number.. 729 1 055 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 24 number.. 2 170 4 599 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 79 73 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 17 number.. 474 248 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 34 number.. 7 290 026 8 011 796 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 51 acres.. 1 138 2 780 bushels.. 62 727 203 936 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 97 124 acres.. 287 359 pounds.. 459 350 459 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 7 acres.. 165 773 bushels.. 4 960 17 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 238 acres.. 11 742 8 482 tons, dry.. 22 506 15 405 @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.