1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CANNON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 712 694 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 550 100 562 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 771 110 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 877 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 822 18 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 185 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 590 acres.. 48 850 49 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 478 484 acres.. 23 985 23 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 15 acres.. (D) 419 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 617 10 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 125 14 994 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 614 1 997 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 003 8 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 228 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 159 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 30 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 738 9 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 081 13 881 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 712 693 $1,000.. 2 369 700 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 328 1 011 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 237 Other ............................... 440 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 444 450 200 days or more ................... 336 344 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 516 467 number.. 20 554 17 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 335 number.. 7 727 6 779 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 75 number.. 1 992 2 260 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 457 number.. 13 145 9 878 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 121 number.. 9 024 10 080 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 115 number.. 20 771 20 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 161 193 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 62 number.. 2 315 1 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 89 acres.. 5 330 5 365 bushels.. 624 595 314 360 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 20 acres.. 649 856 bushels.. 22 318 21 588 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 115 107 acres.. 360 184 pounds.. 551 619 256 229 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 50 acres.. 5 605 6 618 bushels.. 188 166 123 158 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 373 acres.. 12 811 11 129 tons, dry.. 23 533 17 392 @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. .