1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 012 1 185 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 181 101 397 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 86 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 358 169 544 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 482 2 135 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 652 20 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 106 10 to 49 acres ...................... 419 499 50 to 179 acres ..................... 377 453 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 930 1 132 acres.. 64 959 68 991 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 771 979 acres.. 29 940 33 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 139 347 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 385 13 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 179 11 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 102 4 102 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 283 9 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 353 522 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 215 248 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 190 195 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 26 $100,000 or more .................... 31 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 390 11 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 231 9 364 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 013 1 185 $1,000.. 4 937 2 245 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 874 1 894 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 422 Other ............................... 650 763 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 723 200 days or more ................... 477 553 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 749 905 number.. 34 418 32 261 Beef cows ..................farms.. 657 763 number.. 14 857 13 691 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 66 number.. 2 324 2 687 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 721 877 number.. 15 257 15 032 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 50 number.. 2 499 3 831 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 39 number.. 3 954 6 290 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 12 number.. 352 259 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 104 number.. 841 2 841 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 101 acres.. 3 613 2 789 bushels.. 421 581 168 129 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 72 acres.. 1 951 3 537 bushels.. 76 611 130 788 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 185 291 acres.. 489 489 pounds.. 899 112 676 322 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 48 acres.. 2 448 2 906 bushels.. 82 365 49 563 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 648 819 acres.. 21 184 24 277 tons, dry.. 41 642 39 080 @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. .