1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 328 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 997 43 202 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 239 124 855 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 699 1 004 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 584 18 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 280 acres.. 22 484 22 587 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 241 acres.. 10 750 10 378 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 57 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 247 5 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 997 17 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 697 680 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 551 4 533 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 18 $100,000 or more .................... 16 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 199 3 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 804 11 909 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 98 Other ............................... 222 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 194 200 days or more ................... 177 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 220 number.. 8 853 8 534 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 187 number.. 4 697 4 107 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 251 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 205 number.. 3 887 3 422 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 24 number.. 83 1 310 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 16 number.. (D) 3 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 35 89 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. 194 621 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 14 number.. 1 501 559 1 502 416 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 54 acres.. 390 1 124 bushels.. 33 620 94 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 108 65 bushels.. (D) 3 950 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 29 39 acres.. 92 131 pounds.. 118 589 152 990 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 7 acres.. 95 364 bushels.. 4 055 9 258 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 208 acres.. 9 795 8 687 tons, dry.. 19 252 14 827 @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.