1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 3 086 3 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 676 236 912 Average size of farm .......acres.. 73 70 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 864 110 941 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 369 1 513 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 279 20 463 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 409 633 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 329 1 315 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 078 1 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 935 3 269 acres.. 153 222 160 243 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 678 3 055 acres.. 70 161 63 735 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 47 acres.. 221 224 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 213 52 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 595 15 581 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 855 22 227 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 358 30 438 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 974 750 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 653 715 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 650 835 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 498 698 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 104 $100,000 or more .................... 90 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 296 36 879 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 725 10 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 180 1 353 Other ............................... 1 906 2 027 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 833 2 007 200 days or more ................... 1 365 1 509 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 197 2 327 number.. 72 582 80 338 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 881 1 912 number.. 33 962 33 434 Milk cows ..................farms.. 159 257 number.. 7 282 10 760 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 050 2 139 number.. 30 950 33 301 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 54 number.. 495 1 194 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 27 number.. 653 2 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 13 number.. 226 259 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 88 number.. 1 190 2 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 4 number.. 4 908 815 1 662 520 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 174 acres.. 1 962 2 558 bushels.. 161 532 250 693 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 35 acres.. 607 558 bushels.. 17 373 17 117 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 603 2 357 acres.. 5 340 6 711 pounds.. 8 708 061 12 576 318 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 187 806 bushels.. 30 759 21 729 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 139 2 019 acres.. 59 500 50 429 tons, dry.. 131 375 102 457 @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.