1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HICKMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 678 642 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 829 130 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 534 192 271 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 273 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 822 23 720 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 312 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 590 acres.. 64 222 65 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 460 acres.. 27 565 25 323 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 22 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 647 8 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 753 13 582 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 974 2 130 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 673 6 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 219 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 15 $100,000 or more .................... 13 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 575 8 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 667 13 304 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 262 Other ............................... 433 380 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 378 200 days or more ................... 318 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 478 number.. 26 182 23 430 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 433 number.. 13 990 12 437 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 69 65 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 450 number.. 14 257 11 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 97 number.. 4 356 9 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 90 number.. 7 156 15 730 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 15 number.. 56 227 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 49 number.. 969 1 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 510 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 90 acres.. 2 136 5 903 bushels.. 195 861 624 486 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 673 613 bushels.. 23 703 28 285 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 28 68 acres.. 90 188 pounds.. 138 128 248 814 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 21 acres.. 2 789 1 743 bushels.. 91 243 54 262 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 385 acres.. 21 948 17 320 tons, dry.. 41 414 34 045 @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.