1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 874 898 Land in farms ..................acres.. 278 080 272 121 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 227 280 966 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 250 929 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 813 45 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 270 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 792 817 acres.. 249 104 227 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 718 acres.. 214 089 183 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 1 156 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 474 62 444 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 346 69 537 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 557 48 020 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 917 14 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 299 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 66 $100,000 or more .................... 144 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 382 43 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 357 48 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 400 482 Other ............................... 474 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 414 200 days or more ................... 356 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 385 438 number.. 21 779 23 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 369 number.. 9 766 9 036 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 14 number.. 221 636 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 433 number.. 13 867 14 201 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 122 number.. 7 506 35 912 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 122 number.. 17 571 71 046 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 74 62 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 20 number.. 605 372 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 256 343 acres.. 55 362 44 536 bushels.. 5 808 173 5 180 095 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 172 acres.. 39 288 19 840 bushels.. 1 818 894 956 364 Cotton .......................farms.. 160 296 acres.. 41 313 57 762 bales.. 48 928 85 486 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 360 382 acres.. 97 217 60 480 bushels.. 3 605 551 2 229 427 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 325 acres.. 10 682 10 178 tons, dry.. 21 755 19 694 @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.