1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 700 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 012 125 092 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 077 129 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 001 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 581 16 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 310 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 624 537 acres.. 59 977 50 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 489 401 acres.. 23 502 18 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 191 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 207 6 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 724 10 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 099 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 107 5 583 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 163 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 15 $100,000 or more .................... 8 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 033 5 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 492 9 388 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 208 Other ............................... 491 409 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 371 200 days or more ................... 347 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 560 476 number.. 23 459 19 006 Beef cows ..................farms.. 502 423 number.. 13 114 10 370 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 16 66 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 554 483 number.. 12 396 10 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 85 number.. 2 419 9 872 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 86 number.. 13 209 19 970 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 1 number.. 127 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 36 number.. (D) 718 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 44 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 84 acres.. 3 771 3 271 bushels.. 317 529 263 432 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 598 bushels.. (D) 15 940 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 15 acres.. 3 089 1 326 bushels.. 107 773 33 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 460 366 acres.. 16 531 13 636 tons, dry.. 31 312 21 943 @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.