1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 034 1 043 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 077 123 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 590 130 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 007 1 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 142 18 014 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 373 346 50 to 179 acres ..................... 416 426 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 955 979 acres.. 74 070 74 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 808 843 acres.. 30 478 28 835 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 98 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 887 17 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 332 17 098 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 399 4 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 489 13 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 348 302 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 204 217 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 205 210 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 30 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 369 13 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 883 13 178 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 384 Other ............................... 679 659 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 629 200 days or more ................... 504 489 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 780 788 number.. 39 502 38 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 686 673 number.. 18 715 16 473 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 56 number.. 3 172 3 772 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 779 753 number.. 16 972 16 290 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 68 number.. 1 550 4 220 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 67 number.. 3 065 10 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 9 number.. 91 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 39 number.. 367 952 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 66 acres.. 1 612 1 897 bushels.. 115 711 185 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 15 acres.. 184 496 bushels.. 4 880 14 198 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 227 377 acres.. 770 1 095 pounds.. 1 169 082 1 725 920 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 14 acres.. 579 969 bushels.. 16 725 33 884 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 698 652 acres.. 26 278 23 034 tons, dry.. 58 407 46 234 @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.