1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNICOI COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 155 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 501 11 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 48 48 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 386 128 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 517 2 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 463 13 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 143 226 acres.. 3 556 4 131 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 130 207 acres.. 1 446 1 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 36 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 002 1 555 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 463 6 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 574 1 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 427 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 855 1 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 519 4 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 52 86 Other ............................... 103 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 141 200 days or more ................... 68 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 105 number.. 1 410 1 588 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 79 number.. 657 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 9 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 91 number.. 779 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 66 52 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 61 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 12 acres.. (D) 40 bushels.. (D) 3 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 63 146 acres.. 140 355 pounds.. 260 674 569 334 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 90 acres.. 1 243 1 321 tons, dry.. 2 786 2 445 @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.