1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 571 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 586 141 357 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 805 311 830 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 148 1 140 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 873 48 228 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 466 acres.. 104 221 105 780 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 380 404 acres.. 78 243 80 601 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 19 acres.. (D) 1 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 896 27 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 607 53 794 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 932 22 578 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 964 4 588 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 57 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 158 21 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 805 42 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 231 Other ............................... 350 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 269 200 days or more ................... 231 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 229 number.. 12 437 11 734 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 207 number.. (D) 5 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 219 number.. 6 283 5 970 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 62 number.. 10 210 10 191 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 58 number.. (D) 18 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 14 number.. 476 355 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 143 acres.. 12 277 11 662 bushels.. 1 294 888 1 095 459 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 43 acres.. 4 068 2 067 bushels.. 168 338 82 462 Cotton .......................farms.. 86 178 acres.. 29 991 45 812 bales.. 38 761 62 469 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 149 119 acres.. 26 142 13 910 bushels.. 844 390 419 491 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 191 acres.. 8 432 8 090 tons, dry.. 16 433 12 251 @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.