1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 532 1 506 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 575 245 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 200 217 564 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 813 1 276 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 643 19 673 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 398 369 50 to 179 acres ..................... 651 633 180 to 499 acres .................... 320 294 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 353 1 348 acres.. 144 877 143 718 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 044 1 063 acres.. 61 600 53 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 95 158 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 442 25 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 913 17 179 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 114 8 098 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 328 17 774 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 479 437 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 313 284 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 315 302 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 260 284 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 34 $100,000 or more .................... 48 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 094 21 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 769 14 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 566 599 Other ............................... 966 907 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 946 955 200 days or more ................... 710 710 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 192 1 159 number.. 60 554 59 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 069 1 009 number.. 29 427 28 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 70 number.. 2 889 3 253 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 201 1 143 number.. 35 299 27 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 75 number.. 950 6 035 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 71 number.. 2 519 9 938 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 347 269 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 88 number.. 1 369 1 498 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 130 acres.. 5 572 4 776 bushels.. 560 524 521 491 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 54 acres.. 2 695 3 118 bushels.. 105 590 121 715 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 219 426 acres.. 932 1 734 pounds.. 1 600 416 2 910 510 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 56 acres.. 7 228 6 876 bushels.. 204 915 234 106 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 947 856 acres.. 45 460 36 764 tons, dry.. 88 946 63 975 @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.