1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 662 686 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 633 37 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 55 55 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 477 72 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 880 1 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 920 14 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 147 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 301 340 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 619 656 acres.. 21 334 18 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 604 acres.. 7 491 7 272 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 12 acres.. 26 93 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 999 5 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 572 8 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 183 1 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 816 3 740 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 237 357 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 9 $100,000 or more .................... 10 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 053 4 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 621 6 724 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 663 686 $1,000.. 1 276 467 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 925 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 182 Other ............................... 459 504 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 430 200 days or more ................... 328 344 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 372 number.. 10 195 8 871 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 281 number.. 3 957 3 388 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 31 number.. 653 939 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 325 number.. 4 994 4 873 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 30 number.. (D) 708 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 106 687 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 69 number.. 834 1 397 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 94 acres.. 423 310 bushels.. 40 790 19 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 363 425 acres.. 808 706 pounds.. 1 269 790 1 059 789 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 292 344 acres.. 5 670 5 635 tons, dry.. 10 834 6 576 @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. .