1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 594 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 598 110 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 379 151 408 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 244 745 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 268 26 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 532 443 acres.. 64 906 58 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 374 350 acres.. 37 432 31 830 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 6 acres.. 349 76 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 648 8 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 243 16 248 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 299 4 514 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 349 3 886 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 23 $100,000 or more .................... 25 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 676 7 555 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 922 14 613 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 225 Other ............................... 388 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 346 294 200 days or more ................... 270 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 298 number.. 11 744 10 246 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 274 number.. 6 062 5 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 13 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 284 number.. 5 956 4 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 120 number.. 3 380 12 087 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 120 number.. 6 913 20 585 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 78 314 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. 571 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 155 acres.. 8 492 11 831 bushels.. 610 655 1 200 541 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 27 acres.. 1 068 1 077 bushels.. 39 762 32 469 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 13 acres.. (D) 1 440 bales.. (D) 1 349 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 89 acres.. 17 427 9 520 bushels.. 512 302 284 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 288 236 acres.. 10 523 8 563 tons, dry.. 21 655 15 687 @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.