1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 544 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 290 49 452 Average size of farm .......acres.. 94 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 329 155 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 139 1 668 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 847 19 242 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 511 513 acres.. 26 866 25 008 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 464 acres.. 9 157 8 289 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 61 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 842 5 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 063 9 973 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 685 2 893 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 158 2 503 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 16 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 473 3 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 384 5 861 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 235 Other ............................... 363 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 307 200 days or more ................... 255 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 386 number.. 10 575 11 165 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 357 number.. 5 540 5 980 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 105 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 362 number.. 5 386 5 170 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 15 number.. 93 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 81 320 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 2 number.. 96 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 24 number.. 981 501 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 24 acres.. 52 168 bushels.. 3 105 15 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 203 322 acres.. 594 920 pounds.. 836 061 1 667 355 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 363 319 acres.. 8 596 7 336 tons, dry.. 17 717 14 371 @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.