1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOORE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 371 359 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 065 48 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 847 122 998 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 563 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 493 23 457 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 327 315 acres.. 28 585 25 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 253 267 acres.. 10 117 9 394 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 4 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 309 7 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 092 21 517 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 911 1 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 399 6 445 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 17 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 250 5 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 236 15 528 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 126 Other ............................... 236 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 227 200 days or more ................... 188 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 261 number.. 13 777 12 050 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 227 number.. 6 829 5 112 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 749 1 620 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 258 number.. 6 369 5 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 36 number.. (D) 1 629 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 38 number.. (D) 4 484 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 64 28 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 2 495 000 655 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 28 acres.. 880 1 311 bushels.. 74 945 163 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 335 173 bushels.. 13 320 6 698 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 60 111 acres.. 124 243 pounds.. 219 577 450 366 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 549 749 bushels.. (D) 26 880 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 215 acres.. 8 473 7 210 tons, dry.. 17 076 12 399 @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.