1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 570 1 426 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 257 256 272 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 501 168 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 284 904 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 272 21 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 366 274 50 to 179 acres ..................... 768 676 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 352 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 318 1 217 acres.. 139 412 140 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 970 923 acres.. 54 091 52 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 1 757 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 281 30 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 287 21 061 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 020 4 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 261 25 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 559 407 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 332 296 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 310 314 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 216 248 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 37 $100,000 or more .................... 55 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 229 26 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 980 18 504 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 548 Other ............................... 1 039 878 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 019 892 200 days or more ................... 815 691 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 247 1 224 number.. 65 503 66 086 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 093 1 079 number.. 29 029 30 544 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 59 number.. 2 811 3 549 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 240 1 214 number.. 44 111 39 332 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 70 number.. 9 372 12 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 65 number.. 14 848 31 074 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 20 number.. 310 329 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 88 77 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 52 7 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 127 acres.. 7 383 7 820 bushels.. 755 549 898 212 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 25 acres.. 460 1 703 bushels.. 16 790 46 900 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 56 111 acres.. 158 382 pounds.. 212 061 546 286 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 36 acres.. 5 493 5 678 bushels.. 187 374 211 551 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 920 827 acres.. 39 634 37 128 tons, dry.. 81 795 59 068 @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.