1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 831 779 Land in farms ..................acres.. 185 304 191 486 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 445 204 085 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 103 844 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 706 33 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 729 acres.. 118 196 118 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 581 612 acres.. 79 364 74 100 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 19 acres.. 265 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 755 31 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 433 40 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 898 16 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 857 14 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 63 $100,000 or more .................... 76 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 961 23 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 893 29 825 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 340 Other ............................... 527 439 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 506 429 200 days or more ................... 391 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 433 480 number.. 20 299 24 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 346 382 number.. 8 920 10 009 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 49 number.. 1 793 2 392 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 411 460 number.. 10 748 11 089 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 71 number.. 36 205 22 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 76 number.. 58 306 41 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 89 68 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 37 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.. 212 283 acres.. 27 229 27 639 bushels.. 3 049 033 3 314 403 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 121 acres.. 13 116 11 399 bushels.. 559 762 556 353 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 98 bales.. (D) 109 Tobacco ......................farms.. 91 137 acres.. 681 770 pounds.. 1 563 260 1 607 590 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 223 230 acres.. 32 500 26 424 bushels.. 1 161 723 948 095 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 374 acres.. 17 319 15 417 tons, dry.. 37 036 29 878 @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.