1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 097 960 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 840 161 902 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 687 201 614 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 571 1 084 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 461 26 741 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 297 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 465 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 232 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 954 865 acres.. 95 800 88 870 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 710 661 acres.. 39 929 34 058 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 48 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 622 23 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 710 24 035 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 395 2 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 227 20 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 371 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 216 184 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 191 203 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 43 $100,000 or more .................... 46 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 774 18 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 098 19 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 366 380 Other ............................... 731 580 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 745 587 200 days or more ................... 565 473 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 859 770 number.. 41 578 43 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 715 607 number.. 18 328 15 453 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 100 number.. 4 569 6 614 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 846 739 number.. 19 273 18 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 47 number.. 3 816 4 965 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 37 number.. 8 578 7 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 12 number.. 219 241 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 55 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 79 acres.. 3 513 3 603 bushels.. 266 535 368 415 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 30 acres.. 1 019 1 467 bushels.. 38 016 46 640 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 92 197 acres.. 178 501 pounds.. 266 316 742 846 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 10 acres.. 1 958 990 bushels.. 51 253 38 526 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 660 539 acres.. 32 389 25 897 tons, dry.. 60 850 49 511 @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.