1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDEMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 559 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 241 159 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 350 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 004 269 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 981 719 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 620 34 582 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 491 425 acres.. 91 223 93 585 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 349 acres.. 54 766 53 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 6 acres.. 1 211 863 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 721 15 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 490 33 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 613 10 785 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 108 4 747 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 258 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 19 $100,000 or more .................... 39 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 823 13 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 517 30 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 183 Other ............................... 356 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 262 200 days or more ................... 251 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 296 number.. 15 877 15 167 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 275 number.. 9 184 8 966 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 62 41 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 271 number.. 7 574 6 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 51 number.. 5 221 4 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 52 number.. 13 030 9 604 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 144 145 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 124 acres.. 8 913 8 559 bushels.. 857 905 784 059 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 17 acres.. 2 293 2 600 bushels.. 87 642 102 104 Cotton .......................farms.. 27 74 acres.. 11 657 21 628 bales.. 16 471 22 915 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 60 acres.. 18 074 10 418 bushels.. 557 682 330 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 235 acres.. 14 654 11 202 tons, dry.. 27 840 19 982 @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.