1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 807 1 856 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 670 117 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 66 63 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 634 170 502 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 159 2 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 210 27 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 258 336 10 to 49 acres ...................... 867 823 50 to 179 acres ..................... 544 551 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 692 1 771 acres.. 87 594 87 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 509 1 625 acres.. 43 294 40 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 32 acres.. 1 407 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 742 44 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 760 24 126 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 671 22 089 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 071 22 690 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 603 461 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 353 333 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 352 413 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 281 387 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 76 $100,000 or more .................... 61 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 658 32 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 190 17 331 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 651 737 Other ............................... 1 156 1 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 085 1 072 200 days or more ................... 831 808 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 307 1 344 number.. 53 186 56 504 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 079 1 051 number.. 23 073 21 563 Milk cows ..................farms.. 82 135 number.. 5 190 7 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 201 1 226 number.. 24 686 24 086 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 32 number.. 262 186 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 210 179 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 18 number.. 353 421 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 142 acres.. 1 417 2 477 bushels.. 112 347 193 871 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 82 144 bushels.. 2 707 5 470 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 789 1 168 acres.. 3 037 3 454 pounds.. 5 565 007 6 922 705 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 54 bushels.. (D) 1 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 222 1 156 acres.. 35 672 30 279 tons, dry.. 85 942 66 225 @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.