1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 704 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 858 92 127 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 914 153 934 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 977 1 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 293 26 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 244 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 630 663 acres.. 51 431 48 833 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 461 518 acres.. 19 620 20 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 17 acres.. 122 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 519 34 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 397 46 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 472 649 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 048 33 720 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 251 283 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 21 $100,000 or more .................... 110 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 270 28 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 170 38 680 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 703 737 $1,000.. 6 560 4 667 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 331 6 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 266 Other ............................... 403 472 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 464 200 days or more ................... 322 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 588 number.. 31 314 29 167 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 444 number.. 10 348 9 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 62 number.. 4 533 4 818 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 535 562 number.. 14 234 14 303 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 41 number.. 567 3 790 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 32 number.. 861 5 891 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. 107 181 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 41 number.. (D) 160 860 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 62 79 number.. 19 354 699 15 466 996 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 44 acres.. 786 725 bushels.. 83 738 36 807 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 366 285 bushels.. 9 330 8 756 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 30 acres.. 124 54 pounds.. 177 545 101 271 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 423 486 acres.. 17 397 18 059 tons, dry.. 34 040 30 320 @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. .