1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 235 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 390 53 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 818 150 694 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 460 18 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 204 acres.. 21 484 21 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 158 acres.. 10 855 9 080 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 17 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 723 3 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 843 16 316 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 551 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 172 2 707 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 6 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 776 3 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 069 13 731 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 96 Other ............................... 144 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 124 200 days or more ................... 95 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 147 number.. 6 011 5 606 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 124 number.. 2 950 2 644 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 17 number.. 10 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 140 number.. 3 926 3 146 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 49 number.. 670 6 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 55 number.. 2 700 11 604 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 49 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 21 number.. 294 608 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 83 acres.. 3 782 4 418 bushels.. 297 930 435 237 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 170 158 bushels.. 6 060 6 130 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 10 acres.. 2 350 814 bushels.. 69 041 28 085 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 129 120 acres.. 4 806 3 717 tons, dry.. 9 563 6 401 @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.