1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 355 392 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 989 64 560 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 064 97 872 Average per acre .........dollars.. 729 607 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 162 22 941 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 347 acres.. 29 904 33 906 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 280 acres.. 12 507 16 661 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 50 25 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 328 4 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 193 12 067 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 258 1 525 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 071 3 206 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 16 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 848 3 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 840 9 397 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 355 392 $1,000.. (D) 636 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 621 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 125 Other ............................... 245 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 252 200 days or more ................... 195 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 223 number.. 7 514 7 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 201 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 218 number.. 3 670 3 617 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 107 number.. 6 321 10 658 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 113 number.. 15 097 22 434 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 129 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 24 number.. (D) 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 149 acres.. 4 772 6 937 bushels.. 431 447 579 206 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 25 acres.. 249 731 bushels.. 8 663 24 980 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 55 acres.. 1 708 3 941 bushels.. 43 889 93 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 187 acres.. 5 760 5 393 tons, dry.. 10 888 8 081 @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. .