1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VAN BUREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 228 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 675 32 892 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 024 127 979 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 339 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 973 18 319 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 197 acres.. 17 949 18 631 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 155 acres.. 6 487 6 325 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 57 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 847 4 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 488 19 344 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 622 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 225 3 605 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 3 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 493 2 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 932 12 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 83 Other ............................... 142 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 129 200 days or more ................... 125 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 163 number.. 7 876 8 538 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 135 number.. 3 669 3 979 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 412 996 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 158 number.. 3 700 4 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 17 number.. (D) 1 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 639 2 605 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 19 acres.. 230 450 bushels.. 15 483 42 017 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 33 23 pounds.. 48 696 37 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 81 bushels.. 0 989 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 135 acres.. 6 027 5 488 tons, dry.. 14 387 12 403 @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.