1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 80 85 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 635 91 343 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 120 1 075 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 654 805 1 217 662 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 477 1 133 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 948 146 737 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 78 84 acres.. 85 556 87 818 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 77 84 acres.. 82 752 84 761 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 2 848 3 930 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 404 23 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 546 281 473 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 280 23 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 124 59 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 3 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 12 $100,000 or more .................... 43 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 617 18 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 212 213 059 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 60 Other ............................... 23 25 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 25 43 200 days or more ................... 11 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 6 number.. 986 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 641 336 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 6 number.. 282 156 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 42 acres.. 9 824 15 016 bushels.. 1 171 797 2 131 210 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 44 acres.. 9 809 9 277 bushels.. 383 674 449 769 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 31 acres.. 9 402 14 924 bales.. 14 200 22 561 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 81 acres.. 59 999 50 911 bushels.. 2 118 941 1 864 670 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 5 acres.. 146 250 tons, dry.. (D) 810 @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.