1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 801 863 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 677 74 107 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 631 261 624 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 230 3 050 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 698 24 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 299 308 50 to 179 acres ..................... 338 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 733 807 acres.. 41 239 45 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 591 663 acres.. 14 973 13 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 193 61 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 456 9 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 805 11 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 365 3 387 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 091 6 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 331 311 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 174 188 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 164 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 273 7 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 342 9 193 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 331 Other ............................... 515 532 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 509 200 days or more ................... 357 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 587 601 number.. 19 013 20 646 Beef cows ..................farms.. 509 524 number.. 9 816 9 903 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 29 number.. 172 277 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 550 583 number.. 10 600 9 503 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 22 number.. 394 600 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 685 1 268 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 7 number.. 234 76 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 42 number.. (D) 1 099 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 5 number.. 1 572 010 1 552 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 55 acres.. 249 455 bushels.. 18 895 43 662 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 100 161 bushels.. 4 440 6 317 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 162 322 acres.. 497 894 pounds.. 898 022 1 633 152 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 508 481 acres.. 14 047 12 365 tons, dry.. 27 411 24 732 @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.