1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CANNON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 754 712 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 762 96 550 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 699 118 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 533 877 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 196 17 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 612 acres.. 52 915 48 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 488 478 acres.. 26 253 23 985 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 96 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 117 13 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 070 19 125 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 368 3 614 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 748 10 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 21 $100,000 or more .................... 28 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 225 10 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 888 15 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 272 Other ............................... 496 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 501 444 200 days or more ................... 375 336 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 546 516 number.. 21 221 20 554 Beef cows ..................farms.. 438 376 number.. 9 501 7 727 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 48 number.. 1 172 1 992 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 519 491 number.. 11 388 13 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 69 number.. 4 422 9 024 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 67 number.. 6 696 20 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 145 161 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 51 number.. 1 180 2 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 78 acres.. 5 556 5 330 bushels.. 477 625 624 595 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 147 649 bushels.. 4 455 22 318 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 54 115 acres.. 212 360 pounds.. 407 735 551 619 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 45 acres.. 6 593 5 605 bushels.. 226 869 188 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 427 380 acres.. 13 881 12 811 tons, dry.. 27 849 23 533 @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.