1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 053 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 209 96 181 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 924 227 358 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 812 2 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 517 22 652 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 458 419 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 377 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 952 930 acres.. 63 507 64 959 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 776 771 acres.. 31 742 29 940 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 28 acres.. 452 139 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 568 17 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 634 17 179 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 387 6 102 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 182 11 283 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 427 353 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 215 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 185 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 25 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 659 12 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 934 12 231 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 362 Other ............................... 712 650 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 611 200 days or more ................... 489 477 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 727 749 number.. 32 061 34 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 643 657 number.. 15 468 14 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 41 number.. 1 769 2 324 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 707 721 number.. 15 147 15 257 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 28 number.. 658 2 499 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 1 100 3 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 455 352 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 41 number.. 664 841 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 89 acres.. 3 145 3 613 bushels.. 251 868 421 581 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 50 acres.. 1 392 1 951 bushels.. 63 895 76 611 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 93 185 acres.. 306 489 pounds.. 481 862 899 112 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 47 acres.. 1 915 2 448 bushels.. 42 111 82 365 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 687 648 acres.. 24 578 21 184 tons, dry.. 54 629 41 642 @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.