1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEAKLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 010 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 524 204 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 149 178 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 256 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 349 36 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 262 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 443 339 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 900 795 acres.. 178 436 168 491 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 647 687 acres.. 137 870 130 185 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 163 165 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 638 46 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 097 53 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 630 26 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 008 19 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 406 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 68 $100,000 or more .................... 128 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 311 32 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 978 38 088 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 374 Other ............................... 689 483 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 631 511 200 days or more ................... 497 380 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 438 412 number.. 17 326 19 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 372 335 number.. 8 004 7 019 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 34 number.. 1 342 2 563 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 391 number.. 9 474 8 832 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 131 number.. 44 572 53 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 144 number.. 122 099 113 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 10 number.. 161 168 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 33 number.. 280 704 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 385 acres.. 51 117 56 832 bushels.. 5 425 431 6 705 460 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 158 163 acres.. 26 101 20 562 bushels.. 1 184 319 947 735 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 519 bales.. (D) 572 Tobacco ......................farms.. 17 25 acres.. 99 205 pounds.. 228 269 423 196 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 293 344 acres.. 68 958 53 080 bushels.. 2 471 747 1 826 637 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 379 330 acres.. 14 454 13 372 tons, dry.. 30 848 24 265 @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.