1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 315 1 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 402 92 773 Average size of farm .......acres.. 66 70 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 872 198 654 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 142 2 967 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 438 21 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 204 216 10 to 49 acres ...................... 617 570 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 441 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 200 1 239 acres.. 55 084 60 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 052 1 114 acres.. 23 626 23 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 33 acres.. 84 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 253 22 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 880 16 768 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 140 8 211 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 112 14 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 539 380 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 275 311 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 209 293 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 34 $100,000 or more .................... 26 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 143 18 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 994 13 556 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 444 511 Other ............................... 871 820 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 789 746 200 days or more ................... 594 558 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 877 885 number.. 29 386 32 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 737 739 number.. 13 322 14 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 52 number.. 1 075 2 540 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 805 813 number.. 19 364 21 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 27 number.. 104 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 228 416 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 2 number.. 69 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 34 number.. 594 710 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 121 acres.. 530 1 691 bushels.. 47 211 145 373 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 17 bushels.. 0 505 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 442 707 acres.. 1 140 1 780 pounds.. 2 064 765 3 357 077 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 841 779 acres.. 21 085 19 144 tons, dry.. 44 001 39 370 @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.