1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHESTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 347 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 513 73 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 857 122 614 Average per acre .........dollars.. 657 633 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 678 23 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 322 362 acres.. 42 809 46 929 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 326 acres.. 25 146 28 752 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. (D) 401 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 025 6 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 244 17 727 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 782 3 489 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 243 3 371 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 21 $100,000 or more .................... 21 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 751 6 071 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 573 15 607 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 347 389 $1,000.. 1 537 574 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 429 1 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 158 Other ............................... 205 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 253 200 days or more ................... 150 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 196 number.. 7 269 6 801 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 174 number.. 3 630 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 280 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 196 number.. 3 058 3 728 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 90 number.. 7 446 13 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 90 number.. 14 894 17 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 76 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) 446 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 177 acres.. 5 713 6 529 bushels.. 570 839 552 905 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 35 acres.. 1 193 1 405 bushels.. 43 171 57 129 Cotton .......................farms.. 47 50 acres.. 6 245 4 165 bales.. 7 043 4 616 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 127 acres.. 5 478 10 407 bushels.. 150 489 194 826 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 172 acres.. 6 006 5 861 tons, dry.. 11 842 9 792 @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. .