1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 193 1 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 809 94 254 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 81 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 917 254 326 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 831 2 954 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 794 22 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 123 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 570 509 50 to 179 acres ..................... 399 436 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 072 1 059 acres.. 53 025 58 728 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 855 acres.. 22 846 25 477 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 48 acres.. 231 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 483 13 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 978 11 989 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 914 6 413 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 568 7 459 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 572 498 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 255 215 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 214 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 20 $100,000 or more .................... 18 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 388 13 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 384 11 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 417 Other ............................... 792 740 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 758 692 200 days or more ................... 550 522 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 798 831 number.. 24 664 27 354 Beef cows ..................farms.. 705 736 number.. 12 424 13 074 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 24 number.. 855 1 037 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 749 778 number.. 11 615 11 836 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 25 number.. 851 1 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 244 2 378 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 19 number.. 649 493 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 54 number.. 2 056 3 961 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 54 acres.. 527 1 334 bushels.. 46 985 123 866 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 114 275 bushels.. 4 208 12 301 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 89 168 acres.. 190 434 pounds.. 272 754 718 774 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 14 acres.. 285 288 bushels.. 10 850 10 701 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 740 724 acres.. 20 951 22 439 tons, dry.. 41 641 43 089 @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.