1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 705 697 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 251 257 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 369 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 438 347 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 479 915 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 642 57 922 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 643 652 acres.. 208 836 217 520 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 570 acres.. 180 398 181 340 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 717 577 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 751 51 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 427 74 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 037 39 804 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 714 12 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 72 $100,000 or more .................... 136 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 419 35 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 750 51 123 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 362 Other ............................... 398 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 364 200 days or more ................... 297 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 314 number.. 18 503 22 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 265 number.. 8 033 9 715 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 118 276 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 306 number.. 10 831 14 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 104 number.. 21 149 21 456 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 108 number.. 41 746 40 359 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. 205 282 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 519 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 820 630 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 265 329 acres.. 65 351 62 534 bushels.. 7 631 770 7 935 302 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 199 197 acres.. 35 346 29 779 bushels.. 1 588 190 1 403 533 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 33 acres.. 3 130 6 067 bales.. 4 444 8 046 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 289 368 acres.. 94 339 95 294 bushels.. 3 484 302 3 237 396 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 241 261 acres.. 10 587 9 634 tons, dry.. 20 434 18 384 @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.