1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MACON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 238 1 359 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 028 138 618 Average size of farm .......acres.. 109 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 689 93 736 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 543 940 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 415 16 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 125 140 10 to 49 acres ...................... 370 410 50 to 179 acres ..................... 540 610 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 177 1 316 acres.. 74 443 77 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 058 1 218 acres.. 31 889 30 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 19 acres.. 171 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 117 17 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 250 12 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 288 11 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 829 5 785 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 331 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 208 286 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 249 301 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 274 325 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 45 $100,000 or more .................... 30 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 466 11 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 868 8 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 416 482 Other ............................... 822 877 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 831 899 200 days or more ................... 616 650 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 806 810 number.. 26 098 23 956 Beef cows ..................farms.. 727 704 number.. 15 039 12 875 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 28 number.. 318 889 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 761 744 number.. 13 039 9 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 77 number.. 2 377 7 998 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 79 number.. 5 589 16 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 17 number.. 111 323 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 68 number.. 675 1 466 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 119 acres.. 1 645 3 824 bushels.. 155 726 389 921 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 17 acres.. 992 204 bushels.. 40 398 6 406 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 741 983 acres.. 3 809 3 578 pounds.. 7 476 791 6 153 858 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 46 acres.. 2 533 1 783 bushels.. 89 136 55 163 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 728 697 acres.. 24 150 21 224 tons, dry.. 47 578 39 267 @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.