1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 661 1 578 Land in farms ..................acres.. 276 119 275 219 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 671 165 498 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 423 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 967 24 898 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 454 351 50 to 179 acres ..................... 685 701 180 to 499 acres .................... 340 357 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 460 1 414 acres.. 158 275 163 246 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 113 1 101 acres.. 78 016 75 908 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 16 acres.. 822 1 761 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 394 38 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 737 24 516 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 861 11 797 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 533 26 888 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 554 449 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 313 307 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 319 316 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 265 281 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 50 $100,000 or more .................... 91 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 616 30 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 851 19 514 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 616 629 Other ............................... 1 045 949 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 031 944 200 days or more ................... 800 738 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 272 1 302 number.. 65 083 65 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 115 1 159 number.. 32 149 30 858 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 79 number.. 4 317 5 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 247 1 257 number.. 32 253 31 878 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 101 number.. 3 495 10 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 106 number.. 7 523 25 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 24 number.. 475 556 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 55 69 number.. 139 618 64 933 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 6 number.. 4 849 462 1 684 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 156 acres.. 11 299 14 060 bushels.. 841 885 1 364 199 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 53 acres.. 6 170 6 135 bushels.. 274 443 275 005 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 3 216 3 507 bales.. 3 620 4 488 Tobacco ......................farms.. 127 248 acres.. 521 778 pounds.. 755 598 1 214 879 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 77 acres.. 16 828 12 560 bushels.. 432 714 344 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 984 920 acres.. 42 138 39 878 tons, dry.. 86 253 76 724 @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.