1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 255 251 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 122 31 368 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 012 214 379 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 385 1 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 151 30 524 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 213 acres.. 20 145 18 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 167 165 acres.. 11 723 8 768 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 149 19 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 858 75 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 114 742 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 035 18 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 10 $100,000 or more .................... 51 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 124 16 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 917 65 097 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 111 Other ............................... 166 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 129 200 days or more ................... 122 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 179 number.. 8 402 8 572 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 132 number.. 2 182 2 036 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 22 number.. 2 216 2 329 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 165 number.. 2 879 3 991 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) 1 151 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 15 number.. (D) 2 498 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 14 number.. 93 254 114 897 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 35 number.. 7 883 250 9 225 531 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 35 acres.. 815 1 487 bushels.. 80 751 137 982 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 7 acres.. 1 521 805 bushels.. 54 018 32 089 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 7 acres.. 2 451 899 bushels.. 74 990 32 122 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 147 acres.. 6 608 6 109 tons, dry.. 13 892 12 990 @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.