1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 703 1 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 570 177 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 926 200 346 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 678 1 734 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 548 21 472 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 169 175 10 to 49 acres ...................... 644 577 50 to 179 acres ..................... 631 681 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 524 1 554 acres.. 119 567 120 469 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 233 1 302 acres.. 56 457 50 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 31 acres.. 363 241 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 343 30 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 166 18 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 056 16 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 287 14 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 599 506 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 309 315 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 328 304 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 274 328 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 60 $100,000 or more .................... 56 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 537 24 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 400 14 579 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 574 629 Other ............................... 1 129 1 040 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 090 1 014 200 days or more ................... 815 740 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 125 1 138 number.. 45 116 42 940 Beef cows ..................farms.. 965 975 number.. 22 296 20 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 55 number.. 1 515 1 606 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 106 1 059 number.. 24 273 23 942 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 60 number.. 2 500 4 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 50 number.. 5 206 10 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 17 number.. 189 574 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 68 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 149 acres.. 7 336 5 887 bushels.. 655 718 701 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 63 acres.. 5 278 3 986 bushels.. 258 808 148 857 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 559 763 acres.. 2 773 3 411 pounds.. 5 463 776 6 324 086 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 71 acres.. 7 547 6 979 bushels.. 247 930 221 889 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 968 912 acres.. 37 205 34 239 tons, dry.. 70 910 56 750 @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.