1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 781 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 067 91 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 738 233 914 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 827 1 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 535 30 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 300 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 675 630 acres.. 51 280 51 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 522 461 acres.. 22 947 19 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 15 acres.. 117 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 891 42 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 283 60 397 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 589 1 472 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 302 41 048 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 18 $100,000 or more .................... 95 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 003 35 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 542 50 170 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 301 Other ............................... 490 403 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 395 200 days or more ................... 343 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 577 559 number.. 30 454 31 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 480 451 number.. 10 876 10 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 55 number.. 3 856 4 533 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 562 535 number.. 13 697 14 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 28 number.. 253 567 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. 438 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 129 107 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 30 number.. 265 577 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 56 62 number.. 21 279 814 19 354 699 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 41 acres.. 427 786 bushels.. 41 746 83 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 140 366 bushels.. 6 015 9 330 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 25 acres.. 135 124 pounds.. 237 352 177 545 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 499 423 acres.. 20 892 17 397 tons, dry.. 40 991 34 040 @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.