1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 604 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 822 62 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 94 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 540 204 939 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 710 1 761 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 015 21 897 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 519 489 acres.. 29 842 31 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 368 acres.. 13 569 12 002 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 27 acres.. 329 265 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 282 11 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 712 20 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 802 2 288 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 481 9 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 14 $100,000 or more .................... 16 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 439 9 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 317 16 549 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 185 Other ............................... 427 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 357 200 days or more ................... 293 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 362 number.. 14 734 16 634 Beef cows ..................farms.. 334 332 number.. 6 913 7 546 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 801 1 296 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 357 339 number.. 6 413 7 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 17 number.. 1 017 1 943 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 14 number.. 1 332 3 381 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 109 84 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 34 number.. (D) 720 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 13 number.. 934 564 2 622 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 34 acres.. 724 1 078 bushels.. 55 590 109 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. 241 433 bushels.. 11 150 15 982 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 450 465 bushels.. 9 079 11 772 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 293 acres.. 12 010 9 407 tons, dry.. 23 169 16 017 @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.