1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLEDSOE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 525 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 876 93 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 891 163 324 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 377 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 580 29 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 491 478 acres.. 57 362 54 196 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 407 410 acres.. 25 162 22 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 484 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 498 11 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 044 23 042 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 395 3 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 103 8 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 21 $100,000 or more .................... 31 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 536 9 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 833 19 892 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 229 Other ............................... 327 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 279 200 days or more ................... 268 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 399 394 number.. 25 110 22 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 347 338 number.. 11 691 10 768 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 1 474 1 332 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 390 388 number.. 13 140 12 474 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 45 number.. 275 2 820 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 40 number.. 403 7 111 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 162 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 65 acres.. 1 700 2 433 bushels.. 142 373 201 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 523 665 bushels.. 17 429 23 847 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 66 13 pounds.. 135 088 8 915 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 16 acres.. 1 398 1 390 bushels.. 43 317 40 620 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 347 acres.. 19 707 17 237 tons, dry.. 43 445 33 402 @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.