1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEWART COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 350 342 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 517 53 795 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 901 183 484 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 440 1 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 224 21 309 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 316 acres.. 25 893 24 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 256 265 acres.. 9 439 9 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 2 acres.. 63 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 298 5 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 137 15 280 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 716 3 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 582 1 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 8 $100,000 or more .................... 12 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 946 4 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 274 13 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 118 Other ............................... 228 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 211 200 days or more ................... 149 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 184 number.. 8 925 7 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 165 number.. (D) 3 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 172 number.. 3 816 3 337 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 43 number.. 683 1 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 33 number.. 806 2 918 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 21 75 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 22 number.. 477 529 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 38 acres.. 932 1 379 bushels.. 90 290 153 074 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 281 180 bushels.. 12 520 6 350 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 127 149 acres.. 857 900 pounds.. 1 697 984 1 761 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 21 acres.. 928 1 702 bushels.. 28 226 51 751 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 146 acres.. 6 936 5 465 tons, dry.. 13 407 9 682 @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.