1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 045 1 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 256 150 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 183 120 360 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 543 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 111 19 163 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 551 549 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 947 1 016 acres.. 73 038 78 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 755 852 acres.. 25 036 23 168 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 23 acres.. 375 145 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 840 14 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 287 13 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 133 7 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 707 7 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 311 280 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 223 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 225 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 250 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 32 $100,000 or more .................... 22 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 742 9 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 260 8 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 432 Other ............................... 713 683 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 715 675 200 days or more ................... 530 495 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 816 872 number.. 29 672 34 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 730 808 number.. 17 187 17 886 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 38 number.. 814 1 123 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 802 846 number.. 14 331 14 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 53 number.. 1 883 5 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 53 number.. 2 943 9 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 12 number.. 332 89 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 52 number.. 683 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 70 acres.. 1 366 1 885 bushels.. 127 799 192 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 530 542 bushels.. 23 200 26 663 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 362 540 acres.. 1 680 2 096 pounds.. 2 747 679 3 899 163 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 7 acres.. 1 470 1 095 bushels.. 48 150 48 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 597 585 acres.. 20 411 18 122 tons, dry.. 43 454 36 468 @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.