1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 633 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 844 80 348 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 124 80 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 243 825 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 895 15 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 140 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 309 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 720 acres.. 31 879 34 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 588 684 acres.. 8 818 8 665 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 14 acres.. 53 42 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 562 8 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 947 11 380 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 386 5 002 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 176 3 374 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 199 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 7 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 337 4 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 417 5 921 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 357 Other ............................... 361 379 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 414 200 days or more ................... 272 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 407 number.. 14 311 14 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 366 number.. 7 079 7 399 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 34 number.. 89 242 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 357 373 number.. 9 567 6 508 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 23 number.. (D) 607 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 3 715 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 10 number.. 67 68 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 33 number.. 364 423 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 80 acres.. 100 341 bushels.. 5 313 28 737 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 473 605 acres.. 1 239 1 518 pounds.. 1 891 594 3 017 497 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 351 342 acres.. 7 595 6 892 tons, dry.. 13 751 12 208 @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.