1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 605 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 243 87 298 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 115 90 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 161 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 269 12 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 554 608 acres.. 33 891 33 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 534 acres.. 10 642 8 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 4 acres.. 131 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 083 5 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 402 8 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 552 3 067 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 531 2 642 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 11 $100,000 or more .................... 3 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 903 4 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 441 6 197 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 269 Other ............................... 378 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 387 381 200 days or more ................... 256 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 419 412 number.. 12 086 12 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 361 number.. 6 962 6 722 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 14 number.. 10 54 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 406 381 number.. 7 061 6 173 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 42 number.. 403 1 774 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 36 number.. 692 2 821 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. 39 119 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 38 number.. 727 757 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 61 acres.. 365 1 004 bushels.. 22 676 68 220 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 32 107 bushels.. 800 2 830 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 227 389 acres.. 783 1 055 pounds.. 1 294 546 1 642 976 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 160 bushels.. (D) 2 720 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 291 acres.. 9 596 6 576 tons, dry.. 18 612 12 487 @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.