1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 169 164 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 557 24 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 111 166 212 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 683 1 094 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 986 21 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 149 156 acres.. 13 842 13 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 118 117 acres.. 5 890 6 000 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 99 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 864 3 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 781 18 865 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 741 525 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 123 2 569 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 7 $100,000 or more .................... 14 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 239 2 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 085 16 549 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 67 Other ............................... 100 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 86 200 days or more ................... 68 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 124 number.. 6 739 5 590 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 109 number.. 2 763 2 504 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 221 226 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 128 number.. 4 583 2 909 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 2 141 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 3 389 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 960 000 514 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 17 acres.. 941 1 461 bushels.. 70 650 147 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 221 440 bushels.. 8 400 15 582 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 4 acres.. 642 745 bushels.. 16 820 20 535 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 96 acres.. 3 771 3 029 tons, dry.. 8 271 5 971 @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.