1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 676 1 637 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 657 214 497 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 796 200 250 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 392 1 440 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 147 19 418 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 466 409 50 to 179 acres ..................... 750 766 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 463 1 468 acres.. 117 760 123 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 069 1 095 acres.. 43 248 38 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 23 acres.. 213 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 310 19 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 328 11 645 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 044 4 266 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 266 14 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 648 487 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 332 384 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 336 346 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 45 $100,000 or more .................... 19 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 878 16 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 070 9 958 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 604 648 Other ............................... 1 072 989 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 061 998 200 days or more ................... 800 766 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 255 1 296 number.. 51 090 52 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 110 1 144 number.. 27 209 27 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 56 number.. 1 505 1 822 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 249 1 270 number.. 28 830 28 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 80 number.. 1 700 3 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 83 number.. 3 944 8 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 21 number.. 465 1 041 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 85 104 number.. 1 585 3 177 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 64 acres.. 989 1 305 bushels.. 80 445 116 481 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 615 255 bushels.. 25 827 7 947 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 158 339 acres.. 401 1 080 pounds.. 731 236 1 947 902 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 7 acres.. 1 220 450 bushels.. 39 820 15 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 989 946 acres.. 40 129 35 625 tons, dry.. 74 530 62 926 @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.