1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 813 1 933 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 888 155 600 Average size of farm .......acres.. 81 80 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 411 109 419 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 973 1 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 046 18 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 197 320 10 to 49 acres ...................... 683 694 50 to 179 acres ..................... 748 710 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 726 1 868 acres.. 75 961 79 994 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 555 1 718 acres.. 29 439 29 029 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 35 acres.. 283 211 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 977 19 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 812 9 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 694 11 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 283 7 955 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 617 551 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 423 401 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 385 481 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 370 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 37 $100,000 or more .................... 13 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 161 10 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 259 5 581 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 647 672 Other ............................... 1 166 1 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 078 1 157 200 days or more ................... 817 866 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 293 1 310 number.. 36 429 38 110 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 139 1 130 number.. 18 796 19 589 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 75 number.. 903 1 383 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 215 1 185 number.. 16 261 17 844 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 62 number.. 442 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 22 number.. 503 957 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 14 number.. 243 130 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 83 number.. 1 079 1 679 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 164 acres.. 549 1 343 bushels.. 40 812 123 099 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 14 acres.. 42 317 bushels.. 777 13 999 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 923 1 309 acres.. 2 485 2 988 pounds.. 4 123 297 5 875 155 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 9 acres.. 149 402 bushels.. 4 290 14 230 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 213 1 130 acres.. 26 614 24 244 tons, dry.. 57 016 52 934 @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.