1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 410 1 296 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 934 204 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 148 358 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 641 2 486 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 227 24 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 94 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 479 360 50 to 179 acres ..................... 534 473 180 to 499 acres .................... 235 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 224 1 148 acres.. 110 347 123 714 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 907 909 acres.. 52 728 49 655 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 28 acres.. 454 85 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 689 25 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 347 19 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 119 8 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 570 16 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 473 407 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 287 221 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 277 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 249 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 39 $100,000 or more .................... 54 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 115 20 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 394 15 989 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 480 475 Other ............................... 930 821 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 914 798 200 days or more ................... 665 585 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 941 884 number.. 47 826 45 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 844 787 number.. 24 771 22 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 47 number.. 2 078 2 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 932 859 number.. 27 454 20 467 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 55 number.. 2 728 6 475 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 53 number.. 3 988 12 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 19 number.. 695 386 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 68 number.. 746 1 472 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 82 acres.. 4 271 3 865 bushels.. 419 621 414 038 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 27 acres.. 2 639 4 440 bushels.. 107 462 132 583 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 143 282 acres.. 501 1 129 pounds.. 943 546 2 137 504 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 37 acres.. 6 739 6 091 bushels.. 207 188 213 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 827 745 acres.. 40 019 35 595 tons, dry.. 76 490 58 578 @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.