1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 441 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 899 40 472 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 332 148 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 665 1 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 082 17 699 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 406 435 acres.. 20 892 20 371 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 322 373 acres.. 8 366 8 123 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 7 acres.. 36 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 646 5 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 804 11 706 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 529 2 134 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 117 3 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 13 $100,000 or more .................... 11 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 322 5 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 801 11 899 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 441 463 $1,000.. (D) 149 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 322 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 129 Other ............................... 321 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 282 305 200 days or more ................... 214 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 364 number.. 9 914 10 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 303 number.. 4 362 4 562 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. 443 542 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 307 353 number.. 4 592 5 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 25 number.. 2 059 2 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 17 number.. 3 318 4 625 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 68 67 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 48 number.. 579 1 147 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 23 acres.. 127 182 bushels.. 10 478 14 815 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 62 82 acres.. 128 124 pounds.. 199 854 176 402 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 333 acres.. 7 994 7 669 tons, dry.. 13 646 10 841 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .