1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 985 1 022 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 976 135 469 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 760 190 470 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 984 1 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 963 30 687 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 352 329 50 to 179 acres ..................... 352 380 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 864 913 acres.. 93 963 97 183 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 717 733 acres.. 67 352 64 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 49 acres.. 812 1 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 540 41 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 492 40 717 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 369 15 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 170 25 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 157 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 46 $100,000 or more .................... 140 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 773 32 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 451 31 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 423 436 Other ............................... 562 586 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 545 575 200 days or more ................... 401 433 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 660 705 number.. 30 702 33 817 Beef cows ..................farms.. 553 584 number.. 13 877 13 877 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 63 number.. 2 999 3 975 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 622 679 number.. 14 730 14 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 160 number.. 19 333 26 077 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 158 number.. 45 678 53 813 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 105 95 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 53 number.. (D) 109 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 53 40 number.. 8 215 717 5 365 867 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 168 240 acres.. 19 678 20 511 bushels.. 1 605 432 2 432 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 150 acres.. 11 647 9 561 bushels.. 518 352 416 597 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 3 160 3 175 bales.. 3 188 2 652 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 76 acres.. 94 189 pounds.. 142 884 324 185 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 174 185 acres.. 20 502 16 576 bushels.. 531 852 539 119 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 516 acres.. 18 243 17 821 tons, dry.. 36 842 35 046 @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.