1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEATHAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 289 66 931 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 544 151 044 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 413 1 229 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 903 23 068 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 524 acres.. 32 283 35 483 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 379 435 acres.. 12 068 12 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 26 acres.. 93 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 766 5 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 216 9 691 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 723 3 035 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 044 2 460 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 12 $100,000 or more .................... 5 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 062 4 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 934 8 703 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 567 $1,000.. 3 189 735 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 229 1 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 187 Other ............................... 308 380 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 374 200 days or more ................... 230 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 325 number.. 8 958 8 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 298 number.. 4 729 5 228 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 83 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 277 316 number.. 3 791 4 632 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 86 number.. 2 101 4 803 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 87 number.. 6 472 8 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 39 number.. (D) 1 281 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 130 acres.. 1 140 1 751 bushels.. 104 466 124 337 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 58 acres.. 512 837 bushels.. 19 276 29 023 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 213 216 acres.. 1 093 786 pounds.. 2 249 288 1 538 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 25 acres.. 920 1 877 bushels.. 33 470 48 335 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 272 acres.. 8 907 8 116 tons, dry.. 15 608 11 679 @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. .