1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEWIS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 222 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 801 36 978 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 030 164 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 395 811 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 644 18 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 174 acres.. 16 362 14 764 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 138 acres.. 6 251 5 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 392 2 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 774 12 553 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 902 925 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 490 1 523 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 2 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 344 2 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 558 10 455 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 72 Other ............................... 151 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 138 118 200 days or more ................... 99 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 147 number.. 6 163 6 617 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 135 number.. 3 491 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 5 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 138 number.. 3 091 3 268 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 24 number.. 1 490 2 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 26 number.. (D) 3 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 55 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 14 number.. 338 268 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 15 acres.. 327 247 bushels.. 18 093 15 505 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 17 acres.. 18 49 pounds.. 23 925 66 331 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 120 acres.. 5 310 4 461 tons, dry.. 10 665 6 486 @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.