1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOUSTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 289 241 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 735 44 415 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 904 142 270 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 293 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 642 23 061 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 220 acres.. 23 794 20 495 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 207 183 acres.. 8 580 7 409 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 34 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 022 3 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 916 14 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 885 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 137 2 563 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 6 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 128 2 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 334 10 252 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 90 Other ............................... 213 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 154 200 days or more ................... 152 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 180 number.. 11 528 9 199 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 164 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 176 number.. 7 460 4 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 28 number.. 199 1 735 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 24 number.. 498 3 752 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 5 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) 536 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 29 acres.. 368 791 bushels.. 34 120 71 253 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 42 57 acres.. 177 225 pounds.. 339 227 430 710 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 153 acres.. 8 013 6 575 tons, dry.. 15 034 9 730 @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.