1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 120 1 081 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 122 116 696 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 527 153 251 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 259 1 446 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 247 16 971 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 100 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 380 370 50 to 179 acres ..................... 481 421 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 032 993 acres.. 59 331 59 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 858 827 acres.. 24 018 21 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 10 acres.. 40 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 911 13 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 635 12 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 919 4 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 992 8 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 391 319 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 270 227 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 239 251 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 194 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 22 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 968 11 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 884 10 707 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 389 Other ............................... 753 692 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 694 647 200 days or more ................... 527 491 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 772 747 number.. 24 817 28 409 Beef cows ..................farms.. 661 646 number.. 12 592 14 176 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 44 number.. 1 095 1 466 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 749 707 number.. 14 406 11 972 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 79 number.. 1 070 2 873 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 80 number.. 2 657 11 254 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 66 659 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 52 number.. 1 025 1 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 68 acres.. 630 1 266 bushels.. 41 134 106 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 108 bushels.. (D) 2 790 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 236 389 acres.. 695 1 179 pounds.. 1 140 211 1 953 616 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 11 acres.. 170 635 bushels.. 4 990 15 186 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 717 590 acres.. 22 033 17 945 tons, dry.. 45 882 32 867 @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.