1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 347 1 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 041 165 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 993 147 767 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 796 1 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 357 27 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 120 157 10 to 49 acres ...................... 487 404 50 to 179 acres ..................... 474 495 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 257 1 235 acres.. 112 330 108 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 054 1 096 acres.. 59 793 50 448 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 143 acres.. 2 912 1 868 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 004 56 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 622 42 996 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 314 43 795 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 690 12 659 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 358 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 180 205 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 243 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 216 261 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 79 $100,000 or more .................... 138 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 900 40 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 727 31 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 563 597 Other ............................... 784 716 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 769 721 200 days or more ................... 603 555 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 769 716 number.. 38 777 34 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 650 594 number.. 19 258 15 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 60 number.. 2 233 3 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 755 677 number.. 19 288 13 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 62 number.. 2 203 4 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 61 number.. 5 802 12 966 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 113 34 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 34 number.. 694 595 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 104 acres.. 4 176 4 694 bushels.. 327 793 452 015 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 25 acres.. 1 932 1 240 bushels.. 71 182 47 030 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 70 139 acres.. 207 345 pounds.. 287 615 487 729 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 49 acres.. 5 665 3 575 bushels.. 148 977 103 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 633 549 acres.. 28 855 23 617 tons, dry.. 59 373 48 040 @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.