1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMBLEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 667 769 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 996 57 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 78 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 293 159 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 165 2 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 679 21 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 299 318 50 to 179 acres ..................... 220 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 611 728 acres.. 37 005 40 371 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 644 acres.. 15 528 15 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 19 acres.. 747 740 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 724 13 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 576 18 192 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 665 6 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 059 7 224 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 268 235 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 145 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 11 $100,000 or more .................... 22 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 841 11 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 752 14 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 284 Other ............................... 432 485 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 453 200 days or more ................... 300 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 555 number.. 16 376 18 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 432 487 number.. 8 620 8 900 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 33 number.. 1 129 1 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 471 503 number.. 6 911 7 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 18 number.. 1 195 4 677 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 13 number.. 2 408 7 568 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 6 number.. 367 156 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 36 number.. 233 622 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 1 776 000 1 177 868 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 68 acres.. 946 1 752 bushels.. 81 956 183 907 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 18 acres.. 123 381 bushels.. 4 625 13 916 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 230 449 acres.. 699 1 122 pounds.. 1 097 757 2 093 131 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 758 374 bushels.. 18 690 10 163 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 430 acres.. 12 365 10 814 tons, dry.. 28 780 21 108 @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.