1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 679 828 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 475 54 518 Average size of farm .......acres.. 73 66 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 458 99 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 299 1 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 483 16 176 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 110 167 10 to 49 acres ...................... 285 343 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 658 820 acres.. 26 292 28 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 619 776 acres.. 10 883 9 443 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 68 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 608 8 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 205 9 733 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 307 4 524 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 302 3 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 197 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 184 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 283 5 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 803 6 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 298 Other ............................... 425 530 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 522 200 days or more ................... 288 381 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 404 number.. 10 422 11 534 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 323 number.. 4 360 5 129 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 37 number.. 506 624 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 370 number.. 5 801 5 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 10 number.. 74 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 65 92 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 164 241 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 34 number.. (D) 625 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 81 acres.. 646 1 112 bushels.. 70 369 91 562 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 451 694 acres.. 1 078 1 445 pounds.. 1 782 137 2 383 333 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 369 372 acres.. 7 977 6 310 tons, dry.. 13 944 11 235 @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.