1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 855 881 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 929 100 176 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 521 184 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 333 1 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 540 22 989 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 361 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 840 acres.. 65 914 65 499 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 648 708 acres.. 31 720 30 023 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. (D) 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 881 23 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 083 26 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 252 4 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 629 18 547 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 30 $100,000 or more .................... 38 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 345 18 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 117 20 526 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 310 Other ............................... 569 571 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 511 550 200 days or more ................... 412 398 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 653 672 number.. 30 053 34 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 544 526 number.. 11 663 11 399 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 70 number.. 4 857 5 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 620 623 number.. 14 532 15 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 33 number.. 217 1 413 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 165 3 465 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. 90 69 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 45 number.. 204 1 148 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 58 acres.. 1 393 3 229 bushels.. 87 645 314 799 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 19 acres.. 1 061 1 230 bushels.. 42 484 62 455 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 116 323 acres.. 523 1 097 pounds.. 784 558 1 912 886 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 28 acres.. 2 914 3 527 bushels.. 63 064 109 871 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 584 538 acres.. 24 661 19 892 tons, dry.. 52 376 39 994 @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.