1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TROUSDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 405 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 638 55 097 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 526 168 770 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 687 1 103 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 077 23 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 371 acres.. 31 185 35 171 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 326 339 acres.. 13 252 13 344 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 17 acres.. 308 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 941 7 632 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 138 19 620 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 725 5 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 216 2 450 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 32 $100,000 or more .................... 13 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 147 5 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 678 14 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 191 Other ............................... 241 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 224 200 days or more ................... 174 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 266 number.. 11 344 12 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 238 number.. 6 672 7 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 135 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 255 number.. 5 990 5 637 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. 112 398 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 19 number.. 272 1 238 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 195 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. 243 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 18 acres.. 878 410 bushels.. 68 330 32 186 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 270 72 bushels.. 10 460 2 285 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 215 292 acres.. 1 395 1 585 pounds.. 2 412 947 3 107 374 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 7 acres.. 621 513 bushels.. 11 107 16 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 208 acres.. 10 802 11 120 tons, dry.. 21 133 20 643 @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.