1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRUNDY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 337 353 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 274 42 735 Average size of farm .......acres.. 108 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 036 152 598 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 454 1 017 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 404 24 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 275 294 acres.. 18 409 22 574 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 220 acres.. 10 405 11 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 297 679 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 792 23 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 371 65 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 306 6 241 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 486 17 029 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 25 $100,000 or more .................... 79 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 632 17 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 308 50 902 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 178 Other ............................... 179 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 181 200 days or more ................... 131 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 198 number.. 7 673 8 338 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 150 number.. 3 276 3 562 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 24 number.. 466 622 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 184 number.. 3 526 2 946 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 62 number.. 1 761 4 751 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 63 number.. 4 051 11 756 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 14 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. 68 155 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 66 70 number.. 12 918 596 10 797 586 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 40 acres.. 1 900 1 679 bushels.. 186 839 174 206 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 16 acres.. 335 905 bushels.. 13 114 38 408 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 1 pounds.. 0 1 106 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 383 1 630 bushels.. 43 654 45 682 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 136 acres.. 5 598 4 262 tons, dry.. 12 849 9 407 @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.