1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 995 1 081 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 029 89 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 83 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 533 91 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 435 1 083 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 916 15 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 150 168 10 to 49 acres ...................... 341 360 50 to 179 acres ..................... 404 459 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 968 1 036 acres.. 48 921 49 247 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 884 980 acres.. 17 370 18 812 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 43 acres.. 1 788 191 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 822 12 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 897 11 616 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 405 5 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 417 7 556 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 285 398 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 187 263 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 260 209 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 180 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 32 $100,000 or more .................... 22 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 820 8 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 880 8 027 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 994 1 081 $1,000.. 5 669 3 907 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 703 3 614 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 427 Other ............................... 590 654 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 562 635 200 days or more ................... 400 488 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 583 652 number.. 19 825 18 575 Beef cows ..................farms.. 493 503 number.. 8 713 7 680 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 118 number.. 1 781 3 046 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 547 626 number.. 8 778 8 849 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 37 number.. 233 1 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 27 number.. 1 165 2 687 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 92 82 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 82 number.. 624 2 803 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 726 704 464 460 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 115 acres.. 1 306 1 596 bushels.. 148 849 141 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 194 448 bushels.. 9 545 12 786 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 655 730 acres.. 1 794 1 361 pounds.. 2 938 893 2 131 635 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 15 acres.. 1 284 1 691 bushels.. 43 298 39 190 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 561 acres.. 11 682 12 031 tons, dry.. 23 887 18 739 @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. .