1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 228 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 746 32 714 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 719 169 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 170 1 122 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 517 24 985 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 222 acres.. 13 188 13 940 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 188 acres.. 5 658 5 786 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 874 5 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 379 21 787 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 4 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 13 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 449 5 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 430 22 809 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 64 Other ............................... 172 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 169 200 days or more ................... 132 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 165 number.. 4 447 4 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 138 number.. 2 177 2 302 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 216 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 135 number.. 2 275 3 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 18 number.. 17 364 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 14 number.. (D) 2 049 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 74 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. 196 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 989 506 2 373 441 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 37 acres.. 285 766 bushels.. 23 302 59 409 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 105 0 bushels.. 2 760 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 11 6 pounds.. 13 509 8 110 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 168 acres.. 5 118 4 887 tons, dry.. 10 108 7 407 @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.