1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 505 472 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 010 182 754 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 438 746 420 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 083 1 085 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 447 70 006 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 462 443 acres.. 160 746 156 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 389 acres.. 139 853 133 851 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 1 735 1 559 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 293 37 123 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 649 78 650 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 440 34 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 853 2 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 32 $100,000 or more .................... 97 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 979 26 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 224 56 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 249 Other ............................... 266 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 223 200 days or more ................... 181 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 164 number.. 8 739 7 892 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 149 number.. (D) 4 013 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 161 number.. 5 280 3 588 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 32 number.. 2 355 2 565 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 31 number.. 4 239 8 567 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 11 130 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 8 number.. 243 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 79 acres.. 14 749 7 747 bushels.. 1 691 738 961 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 128 acres.. 14 033 14 381 bushels.. 588 566 627 099 Cotton .......................farms.. 87 158 acres.. 35 383 45 894 bales.. 51 080 62 483 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 225 acres.. 83 359 67 097 bushels.. 2 649 179 2 242 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 122 acres.. 4 634 4 092 tons, dry.. 10 116 8 667 @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.