1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 565 1 528 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 729 141 587 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 201 84 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 463 876 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 154 17 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 252 223 10 to 49 acres ...................... 518 482 50 to 179 acres ..................... 603 634 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 503 1 486 acres.. 75 484 68 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 419 1 421 acres.. 22 823 24 106 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 89 30 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 913 14 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 280 9 728 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 856 6 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 057 8 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 294 526 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 316 370 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 376 323 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 377 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 32 $100,000 or more .................... 27 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 771 10 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 444 7 180 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 564 1 527 $1,000.. 8 226 5 162 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 259 3 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 656 630 Other ............................... 909 898 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 915 911 200 days or more ................... 632 612 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 014 971 number.. 36 095 29 825 Beef cows ..................farms.. 873 786 number.. 18 091 13 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 106 number.. 1 426 1 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 936 913 number.. 19 888 15 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 62 number.. 1 901 4 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 29 number.. 5 830 7 166 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 23 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 102 number.. 859 1 933 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 141 205 acres.. 861 935 bushels.. 72 896 69 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 132 42 bushels.. (D) 1 020 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 238 1 218 acres.. 3 791 2 210 pounds.. 7 611 497 4 107 900 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 812 873 acres.. 17 977 20 073 tons, dry.. 36 614 32 575 @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. .