1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 474 1 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 385 233 312 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 491 207 212 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 077 1 323 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 580 35 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 134 158 10 to 49 acres ...................... 460 396 50 to 179 acres ..................... 570 541 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 376 1 386 acres.. 182 972 181 067 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 191 1 251 acres.. 117 711 102 877 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 41 acres.. 674 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 904 57 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 781 39 409 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 825 36 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 079 20 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 358 264 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 212 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 216 203 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 324 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 199 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 124 $100,000 or more .................... 130 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 805 38 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 075 26 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 662 700 Other ............................... 812 747 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 867 782 200 days or more ................... 617 572 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 852 858 number.. 47 887 50 616 Beef cows ..................farms.. 754 750 number.. 22 502 22 088 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 62 number.. 3 478 4 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 849 815 number.. 27 955 23 965 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 107 number.. 6 982 14 674 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 95 number.. 9 302 30 739 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 279 145 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 264 324 acres.. 25 917 22 207 bushels.. 3 196 858 2 713 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 286 acres.. 23 861 19 646 bushels.. 1 266 755 851 565 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 663 811 acres.. 6 212 6 130 pounds.. 13 562 520 12 441 286 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 218 242 acres.. 35 660 29 824 bushels.. 1 260 685 1 031 814 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 846 759 acres.. 44 505 37 864 tons, dry.. 88 968 69 055 @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.