1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 259 1 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 213 603 221 058 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 926 153 726 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 037 901 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 123 26 305 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 254 50 to 179 acres ..................... 568 564 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 267 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 104 1 093 acres.. 128 240 130 872 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 860 877 acres.. 57 178 59 243 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 128 37 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 101 42 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 943 34 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 770 3 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 331 39 568 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 321 342 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 244 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 223 249 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 212 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 57 $100,000 or more .................... 127 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 486 36 910 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 512 29 671 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 259 1 244 $1,000.. 9 756 4 856 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 749 3 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 562 531 Other ............................... 697 713 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 730 752 200 days or more ................... 530 570 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 975 990 number.. 52 182 48 211 Beef cows ..................farms.. 817 825 number.. 21 912 21 375 Milk cows ..................farms.. 80 101 number.. 5 726 6 820 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 943 983 number.. 24 134 25 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 140 number.. 10 376 9 095 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 135 number.. 19 762 19 978 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 21 number.. 740 324 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 100 number.. 185 284 408 647 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 68 55 number.. 15 858 649 8 239 558 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 179 acres.. 9 921 6 587 bushels.. 1 026 326 325 572 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 105 acres.. 5 459 6 714 bushels.. 193 172 217 398 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 102 96 acres.. 304 171 pounds.. 405 210 221 165 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 84 acres.. 8 870 11 104 bushels.. 256 285 191 373 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 746 796 acres.. 33 919 34 283 tons, dry.. 58 355 50 438 @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. .