1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 507 528 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 483 75 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 996 80 405 Average per acre .........dollars.. 739 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 791 15 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 508 acres.. 34 392 35 016 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 478 acres.. 11 535 11 570 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 29 acres.. 23 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 321 4 480 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 468 8 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 130 1 777 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 191 2 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 5 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 553 3 392 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 980 6 424 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 507 528 $1,000.. 2 667 904 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 261 1 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 207 Other ............................... 326 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 321 200 days or more ................... 239 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 331 number.. 13 363 11 543 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 300 number.. 7 091 6 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 20 number.. 445 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 328 number.. 5 512 5 827 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 85 number.. 1 816 2 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 89 number.. 3 422 7 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 54 96 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 49 number.. 537 875 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 100 acres.. 998 1 334 bushels.. 81 402 84 960 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 223 255 bushels.. 7 260 7 990 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 366 369 acres.. 943 561 pounds.. 1 681 725 932 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 17 acres.. 121 923 bushels.. 3 985 23 487 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 315 acres.. 9 639 8 506 tons, dry.. 17 500 13 139 @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. .