1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 683 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 132 144 953 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 621 200 493 974 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 374 2 125 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 200 35 718 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 264 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 542 491 acres.. 97 757 109 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 369 acres.. 74 327 81 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 40 acres.. 4 853 2 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 103 28 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 611 46 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 652 25 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 451 2 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 356 280 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 13 $100,000 or more .................... 51 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 362 22 807 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 231 37 449 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 213 Other ............................... 464 396 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 368 200 days or more ................... 293 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 256 278 number.. 8 628 9 884 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 240 number.. 4 980 5 165 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 9 number.. 42 83 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 258 number.. 4 521 4 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 24 number.. 335 947 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 19 number.. 568 1 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 8 number.. 148 105 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 26 number.. 484 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 34 acres.. 4 521 3 257 bushels.. 526 848 312 265 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 37 acres.. 6 427 8 205 bushels.. 272 526 365 716 Cotton .......................farms.. 25 63 acres.. 9 167 22 253 bales.. 13 193 27 664 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 99 acres.. 46 610 41 861 bushels.. 1 471 994 1 305 498 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 212 acres.. 9 387 8 729 tons, dry.. 20 038 16 220 @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.