1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PICKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 374 395 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 499 37 550 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 098 96 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 554 1 075 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 794 16 080 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 376 acres.. 20 825 20 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 341 acres.. 7 739 6 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 121 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 699 4 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 564 12 544 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 627 2 321 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 072 2 634 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 17 $100,000 or more .................... 6 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 827 3 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 558 9 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 140 Other ............................... 244 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 256 200 days or more ................... 167 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 273 number.. 10 864 11 510 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 225 number.. 5 986 5 922 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 19 99 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 263 number.. 5 629 5 624 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 24 number.. 99 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 21 number.. (D) 2 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 112 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. 285 398 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 18 acres.. (D) 119 bushels.. (D) 12 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 189 249 acres.. 828 714 pounds.. 1 457 174 1 260 220 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 79 70 bushels.. 3 100 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 212 acres.. 7 026 5 718 tons, dry.. 13 658 9 323 @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.