1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 360 432 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 984 224 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 589 519 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 684 217 473 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 214 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 847 84 531 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 415 acres.. 186 099 194 212 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 368 acres.. 166 272 165 145 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 1 714 678 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 051 50 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 142 116 468 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 411 47 184 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 640 3 130 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 44 $100,000 or more .................... 104 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 249 38 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 025 89 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 269 Other ............................... 146 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 180 200 days or more ................... 123 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 163 number.. 6 220 6 966 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 142 number.. 3 442 4 191 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 29 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 153 number.. 3 269 3 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 41 number.. 1 740 7 887 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 35 number.. 3 737 15 138 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 12 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. 237 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 106 acres.. 11 418 6 742 bushels.. 1 164 986 635 361 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 37 acres.. 8 079 4 658 bushels.. 355 637 224 466 Cotton .......................farms.. 170 262 acres.. 105 105 114 589 bales.. 148 091 140 745 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 149 173 acres.. 44 118 36 048 bushels.. 1 354 072 993 640 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 92 acres.. 3 759 3 865 tons, dry.. (D) 7 741 @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.