1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 617 1 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 001 196 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 148 170 198 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 535 1 203 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 725 22 048 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 456 386 50 to 179 acres ..................... 739 639 180 to 499 acres .................... 282 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 438 1 305 acres.. 134 185 121 752 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 036 1 020 acres.. 61 727 54 085 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 17 acres.. 252 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 942 25 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 662 18 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 862 6 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 080 19 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 652 498 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 315 280 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 259 268 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 223 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 40 $100,000 or more .................... 55 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 181 23 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 954 16 623 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 505 480 Other ............................... 1 112 944 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 055 923 200 days or more ................... 825 725 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 145 1 085 number.. 51 670 45 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 010 894 number.. 26 444 19 692 Milk cows ..................farms.. 82 103 number.. 3 033 3 797 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 120 1 042 number.. 23 201 20 421 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 106 number.. 8 115 14 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 101 number.. 22 978 35 500 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 13 number.. 191 327 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 80 86 number.. 2 407 4 380 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 271 acres.. 9 798 15 277 bushels.. 947 510 1 709 019 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 46 acres.. 3 724 2 017 bushels.. 217 187 73 686 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 18 acres.. (D) 3 070 bales.. (D) 2 901 Tobacco ......................farms.. 61 80 acres.. 240 254 pounds.. 371 786 430 098 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 68 acres.. 10 746 5 227 bushels.. 354 914 189 157 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 928 866 acres.. 37 514 28 890 tons, dry.. 73 830 50 350 @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.