1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 858 767 Land in farms ..................acres.. 152 034 146 868 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 785 159 942 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 128 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 044 24 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 408 347 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 767 685 acres.. 88 884 90 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 555 569 acres.. 44 710 43 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 69 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 155 20 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 159 26 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 094 4 924 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 061 15 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 352 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 37 $100,000 or more .................... 36 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 389 19 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 598 25 215 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 281 Other ............................... 602 486 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 472 200 days or more ................... 405 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 467 number.. 28 924 25 533 Beef cows ..................farms.. 427 408 number.. 12 709 10 756 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 19 number.. 65 142 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 485 465 number.. 24 040 21 856 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 120 number.. 10 485 24 605 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 122 number.. 20 813 43 046 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 182 75 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 174 229 acres.. 11 045 15 528 bushels.. 951 981 1 563 868 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 473 406 bushels.. 16 210 13 038 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 21 acres.. 1 348 1 822 bales.. 1 665 1 851 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 149 142 acres.. 13 512 9 170 bushels.. 420 162 283 366 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 402 acres.. 19 578 16 864 tons, dry.. 36 995 26 198 @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.