1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLEDSOE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 502 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 098 88 616 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 324 160 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 744 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 552 22 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 478 456 acres.. 54 196 49 276 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 399 acres.. 22 963 22 438 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 28 acres.. 462 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 567 10 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 042 21 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 248 3 132 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 319 7 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 26 $100,000 or more .................... 29 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 986 8 555 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 892 17 787 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 502 481 $1,000.. 1 410 1 671 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 809 3 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 220 Other ............................... 273 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 279 298 200 days or more ................... 196 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 360 number.. 22 477 19 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 338 289 number.. 10 768 8 639 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 22 number.. 1 332 1 080 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 364 number.. 12 474 13 322 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 73 number.. 2 820 2 826 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 74 number.. 7 111 9 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 234 405 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 44 number.. (D) 1 037 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 105 acres.. 2 433 3 743 bushels.. 201 034 241 493 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 665 1 158 bushels.. 23 847 48 056 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 13 7 pounds.. 8 915 15 898 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 24 acres.. 1 390 2 844 bushels.. 40 620 59 224 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 343 acres.. 17 237 13 193 tons, dry.. 33 402 21 281 @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. .