1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 404 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 049 52 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 587 155 430 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 532 985 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 361 23 543 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 323 acres.. 35 000 33 106 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 258 acres.. 15 631 14 231 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 15 acres.. 412 541 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 575 7 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 751 22 855 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 889 3 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 687 4 380 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 18 $100,000 or more .................... 20 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 265 6 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 546 19 004 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 136 Other ............................... 260 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 211 200 days or more ................... 186 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 263 number.. 11 293 12 343 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 225 number.. 4 989 4 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 15 number.. 643 578 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 259 number.. 6 573 6 452 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 17 number.. 768 6 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 16 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 134 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 18 number.. (D) 409 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 37 acres.. 1 551 1 387 bushels.. 101 761 122 525 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 262 594 bushels.. 7 997 18 255 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 13 acres.. 19 54 pounds.. 26 607 83 272 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 6 acres.. 1 123 2 124 bushels.. 24 507 60 109 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 217 acres.. 11 392 8 582 tons, dry.. 20 671 12 504 @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.