1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 147 1 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 067 98 669 Average size of farm .......acres.. 85 80 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 070 170 283 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 183 1 944 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 191 22 228 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 153 10 to 49 acres ...................... 464 493 50 to 179 acres ..................... 438 455 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 090 1 162 acres.. 67 561 66 119 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 945 1 006 acres.. 29 901 26 554 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 561 93 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 019 18 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 454 15 048 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 040 6 990 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 980 11 579 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 422 360 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 219 266 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 221 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 39 $100,000 or more .................... 25 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 387 14 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 415 11 869 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 443 438 Other ............................... 704 796 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 678 780 200 days or more ................... 516 602 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 869 929 number.. 35 718 34 688 Beef cows ..................farms.. 773 822 number.. 16 126 16 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 51 number.. 1 878 2 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 822 876 number.. 17 452 15 289 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 29 number.. 183 2 776 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 18 number.. (D) 5 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 9 number.. 567 378 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 42 number.. 1 633 660 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 1 880 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 63 acres.. 1 245 2 019 bushels.. 117 927 272 979 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 22 acres.. 803 739 bushels.. 39 485 34 457 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 353 591 acres.. 1 207 1 693 pounds.. 2 192 719 3 382 388 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 1 142 512 bushels.. 40 760 14 080 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 811 773 acres.. 25 322 21 150 tons, dry.. 55 595 45 899 @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.