1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 763 715 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 976 73 654 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 926 243 652 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 820 2 366 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 951 37 745 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 330 266 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 681 acres.. 48 127 49 361 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 556 582 acres.. 22 890 20 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 8 acres.. 72 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 067 38 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 065 53 910 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 26 120 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 12 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 299 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 21 $100,000 or more .................... 32 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 793 30 342 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 099 42 436 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 256 Other ............................... 480 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 451 431 200 days or more ................... 345 347 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 554 546 number.. 26 892 27 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 453 number.. 11 146 11 308 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 52 number.. 3 744 4 319 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 533 507 number.. 11 550 10 965 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 91 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 640 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 7 number.. 295 179 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 24 number.. 598 404 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 40 acres.. 759 1 203 bushels.. 53 943 135 546 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 255 532 bushels.. 12 030 16 750 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 96 213 acres.. 277 577 pounds.. 408 651 1 130 931 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 13 acres.. 805 410 bushels.. 14 915 14 173 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 471 acres.. 19 837 17 666 tons, dry.. 41 077 34 309 @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.