1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 294 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 060 50 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 739 223 671 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 491 1 065 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 125 25 764 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 247 acres.. 29 580 29 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 188 acres.. 16 421 16 005 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 685 8 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 343 31 864 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 632 1 930 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 053 6 928 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 22 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 210 7 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 326 27 691 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 106 Other ............................... 196 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 180 200 days or more ................... 140 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 213 number.. 8 939 9 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 183 185 number.. 4 424 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 311 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 203 number.. 4 435 4 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 20 number.. 279 2 710 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 22 number.. 279 5 610 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 76 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 12 number.. 246 395 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 11 number.. 3 782 097 2 552 264 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 33 acres.. 2 916 3 060 bushels.. 245 353 396 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 705 1 589 bushels.. 24 259 69 130 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 20 acres.. 5 807 4 692 bushels.. 128 031 158 915 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 162 acres.. 7 651 7 294 tons, dry.. 13 317 10 786 @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.