1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 592 588 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 788 183 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 699 343 309 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 386 1 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 656 54 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 523 529 acres.. 149 220 158 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 440 acres.. 128 962 135 493 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 6 acres.. 1 729 1 258 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 561 39 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 137 67 864 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 723 36 786 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 839 3 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 25 $100,000 or more .................... 77 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 105 29 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 022 49 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 270 Other ............................... 332 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 318 200 days or more ................... 249 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 302 number.. 9 796 10 076 Beef cows ..................farms.. 257 275 number.. 5 422 5 384 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 14 171 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 278 294 number.. 4 700 4 799 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 31 number.. 251 4 644 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 30 number.. 825 7 766 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 86 98 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 20 number.. 334 526 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 49 acres.. 5 453 1 692 bushels.. 567 485 177 367 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 58 acres.. 9 160 9 623 bushels.. 382 579 455 520 Cotton .......................farms.. 91 189 acres.. 43 413 60 178 bales.. 56 814 84 173 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 202 202 acres.. 72 437 61 451 bushels.. 2 181 741 1 996 473 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 205 acres.. 6 234 5 543 tons, dry.. 16 467 11 528 @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.