1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC NAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 720 605 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 146 121 848 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 299 157 306 Average per acre .........dollars.. 845 816 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 442 32 556 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 248 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 632 550 acres.. 69 615 69 061 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 457 acres.. 37 654 42 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 12 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 116 13 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 439 21 707 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 712 6 478 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 405 6 655 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 368 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 35 $100,000 or more .................... 32 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 096 11 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 633 19 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 227 Other ............................... 506 378 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 357 200 days or more ................... 354 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 311 number.. 10 365 8 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 275 number.. 5 659 4 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. 7 37 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 300 number.. 5 170 4 197 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 102 number.. 11 346 30 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 108 number.. 29 548 54 287 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 98 87 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 20 number.. 491 515 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 125 221 acres.. 9 655 16 500 bushels.. 757 012 1 701 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 969 264 bushels.. 38 183 8 923 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 37 acres.. 285 5 051 bales.. 345 4 641 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 131 142 acres.. 17 590 12 216 bushels.. 523 260 342 706 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 287 266 acres.. 9 721 7 928 tons, dry.. 20 182 14 089 @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.