1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC MINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 074 970 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 322 123 557 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 247 177 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 052 1 377 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 543 22 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 357 310 50 to 179 acres ..................... 457 407 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 979 896 acres.. 79 265 75 786 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 783 734 acres.. 35 644 30 116 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 23 acres.. 135 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 171 32 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 816 33 947 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 571 3 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 599 28 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 447 352 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 214 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 155 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 24 $100,000 or more .................... 74 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 463 27 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 458 28 023 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 370 Other ............................... 695 600 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 678 590 200 days or more ................... 528 471 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 836 770 number.. 39 540 39 561 Beef cows ..................farms.. 718 637 number.. 15 049 13 118 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 77 number.. 6 564 6 958 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 799 733 number.. 19 775 15 210 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 41 number.. 394 3 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 31 number.. 592 5 443 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 24 88 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 24 number.. 4 938 667 6 795 565 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 62 acres.. 656 1 847 bushels.. 50 630 170 493 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 14 acres.. 817 785 bushels.. 37 320 27 535 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 84 203 acres.. 593 850 pounds.. 930 190 1 598 429 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 7 acres.. 1 821 810 bushels.. 38 744 31 875 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 720 627 acres.. 29 818 24 072 tons, dry.. 63 819 52 610 @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.