1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 889 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 404 105 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 433 110 963 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 368 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 067 16 520 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 241 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 367 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 821 762 acres.. 62 727 57 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 645 630 acres.. 24 116 19 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 71 46 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 704 10 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 166 12 947 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 522 2 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 183 7 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 258 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 188 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 17 $100,000 or more .................... 17 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 057 8 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 176 10 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 313 Other ............................... 586 505 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 489 200 days or more ................... 459 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 677 634 number.. 27 812 27 025 Beef cows ..................farms.. 591 561 number.. 15 150 13 084 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 56 number.. 1 200 1 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 666 600 number.. 15 398 12 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 62 number.. 811 3 648 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 58 number.. 1 078 8 391 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 59 55 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 40 number.. 1 173 1 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 67 acres.. 795 1 649 bushels.. 61 759 173 897 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 8 acres.. 720 101 bushels.. 25 752 5 093 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 188 247 acres.. 566 681 pounds.. 1 013 500 1 168 964 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 11 acres.. 599 784 bushels.. 19 640 25 050 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 557 499 acres.. 20 717 16 895 tons, dry.. 45 132 34 012 @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.