1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 591 1 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 295 200 097 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 331 229 100 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 435 1 564 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 872 19 150 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 528 398 50 to 179 acres ..................... 633 614 180 to 499 acres .................... 267 248 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 328 1 250 acres.. 115 190 123 578 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 940 885 acres.. 50 481 49 601 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 17 acres.. 113 274 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 841 21 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 471 14 940 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 631 3 807 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 210 17 363 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 640 512 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 332 320 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 308 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 34 $100,000 or more .................... 42 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 721 18 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 016 12 748 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 508 Other ............................... 1 073 909 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 032 867 200 days or more ................... 793 707 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 160 1 097 number.. 42 486 45 549 Beef cows ..................farms.. 972 937 number.. 20 291 20 160 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 82 number.. 2 617 4 048 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 106 1 047 number.. 22 305 21 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 83 number.. 997 5 024 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 81 number.. 1 985 11 510 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 22 number.. 429 468 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 69 98 number.. 72 542 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 111 acres.. 5 028 5 591 bushels.. 382 596 581 658 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 68 acres.. 2 068 3 767 bushels.. 93 871 127 155 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 816 2 743 bales.. 628 2 270 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 43 acres.. 23 134 pounds.. 44 550 228 547 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 53 acres.. 7 556 5 365 bushels.. 185 067 141 636 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 884 810 acres.. 36 420 32 469 tons, dry.. 65 035 58 082 @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.