1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUMPHREYS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 577 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 983 119 419 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 306 302 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 206 1 299 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 812 23 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 502 466 acres.. 56 319 51 595 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 370 acres.. 29 078 25 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 15 97 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 166 9 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 152 17 849 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 596 3 210 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 570 5 804 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 11 $100,000 or more .................... 17 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 485 7 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 971 14 714 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 193 Other ............................... 390 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 317 200 days or more ................... 301 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 415 357 number.. 18 997 16 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 364 318 number.. 9 170 7 855 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 13 number.. 341 472 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 339 number.. 10 009 9 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 62 number.. 997 4 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 62 number.. 1 146 9 112 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 39 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 19 number.. 554 430 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 92 acres.. 6 767 8 461 bushels.. 668 698 1 041 838 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 11 acres.. 1 195 696 bushels.. 49 436 19 456 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 39 29 pounds.. 75 424 50 246 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 20 acres.. 4 232 3 074 bushels.. 149 919 95 327 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 365 313 acres.. 17 383 13 516 tons, dry.. 33 395 22 350 @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.