1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEIGS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 339 319 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 977 56 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 131 164 306 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 536 1 078 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 799 25 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 308 acres.. 26 751 29 791 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 254 acres.. 11 413 11 849 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 197 43 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 783 5 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 110 15 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 760 1 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 023 3 926 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 10 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 624 4 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 722 14 139 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 117 Other ............................... 225 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 205 200 days or more ................... 170 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 270 number.. 11 128 12 217 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 219 number.. 5 639 5 267 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 29 number.. 708 1 212 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 257 number.. 6 945 5 021 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 46 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 14 number.. (D) 253 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 27 acres.. 298 862 bushels.. 16 978 94 307 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 306 482 bushels.. 11 400 18 904 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 28 76 acres.. 140 222 pounds.. 238 973 338 743 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 333 490 bushels.. 9 237 16 996 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 222 acres.. 9 973 9 522 tons, dry.. 17 857 15 215 @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.