1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAINGER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 095 1 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 842 104 457 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 84 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 451 98 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 046 1 212 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 412 18 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 204 10 to 49 acres ...................... 379 428 50 to 179 acres ..................... 470 466 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 047 1 201 acres.. 51 881 56 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 938 1 093 acres.. 20 080 17 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 57 acres.. 586 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 253 15 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 843 12 513 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 128 9 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 125 6 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 337 292 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 232 227 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 227 337 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 270 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 21 $100,000 or more .................... 19 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 628 9 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 619 7 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 521 Other ............................... 689 721 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 675 761 200 days or more ................... 510 553 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 752 843 number.. 23 927 25 457 Beef cows ..................farms.. 648 749 number.. 12 115 13 493 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 44 number.. 942 1 053 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 702 786 number.. 12 671 13 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 35 number.. 510 1 558 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 9 number.. 1 268 1 402 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 195 176 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 48 number.. 1 184 1 106 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 58 acres.. 391 496 bushels.. 30 661 45 829 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 71 137 bushels.. 3 300 5 780 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 606 889 acres.. 1 764 2 348 pounds.. 2 926 488 4 452 585 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 643 628 acres.. 16 991 13 958 tons, dry.. 38 031 27 749 @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.