1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 539 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 110 52 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 99 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 735 140 310 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 378 1 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 010 18 080 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 466 acres.. 28 275 27 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 390 acres.. 12 679 9 997 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 55 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 771 4 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 707 9 462 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 091 1 205 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 680 3 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 8 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 009 4 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 310 9 594 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 189 Other ............................... 358 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 360 301 200 days or more ................... 264 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 369 368 number.. 11 993 13 122 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 331 number.. 6 206 7 031 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 469 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 352 number.. 6 084 5 496 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 9 number.. 136 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 53 352 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 141 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 30 number.. 431 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 12 acres.. 77 88 bushels.. 4 284 5 611 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 65 0 bushels.. 2 880 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 35 71 acres.. 90 245 pounds.. 135 376 436 415 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 330 acres.. 12 299 9 584 tons, dry.. 22 649 15 386 @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.