1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 988 941 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 575 174 807 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 583 222 646 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 033 1 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 982 29 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 373 357 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 897 879 acres.. 109 182 111 519 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 730 757 acres.. 57 537 57 005 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 420 287 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 810 30 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 185 32 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 626 19 673 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 184 10 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 65 $100,000 or more .................... 84 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 613 21 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 885 22 360 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 438 Other ............................... 579 503 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 588 536 200 days or more ................... 419 352 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 591 547 number.. 30 959 31 619 Beef cows ..................farms.. 522 496 number.. 16 051 16 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 760 520 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 582 528 number.. 15 552 16 437 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 100 number.. 1 408 6 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 97 number.. 2 449 18 677 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 12 number.. 107 269 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 39 number.. 913 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 138 acres.. 12 053 13 736 bushels.. 1 554 403 1 716 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 77 acres.. 6 530 7 997 bushels.. 307 918 385 057 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 585 bales.. 0 600 Tobacco ......................farms.. 327 409 acres.. 3 254 3 331 pounds.. 6 697 407 6 690 299 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 83 acres.. 14 662 14 196 bushels.. 518 928 494 792 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 462 acres.. 26 246 21 759 tons, dry.. 51 177 35 468 @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.