1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COFFEE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 838 887 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 388 143 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 171 161 977 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 202 1 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 316 26 761 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 266 266 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 753 813 acres.. 92 479 92 778 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 599 666 acres.. 57 507 57 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 10 acres.. 280 77 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 288 21 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 950 24 199 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 512 6 744 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 776 14 720 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 276 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 35 $100,000 or more .................... 73 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 759 18 331 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 546 20 667 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 838 887 $1,000.. 4 590 2 309 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 477 2 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 366 Other ............................... 479 521 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 477 525 200 days or more ................... 379 408 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 591 590 number.. 31 013 27 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 456 436 number.. 11 138 8 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 66 81 number.. 4 493 4 300 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 561 582 number.. 19 258 16 827 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 166 number.. 7 694 12 084 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 170 number.. 17 031 22 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 2 number.. 305 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 66 number.. (D) 7 997 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 10 number.. 2 263 167 831 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 180 277 acres.. 15 404 14 841 bushels.. 1 531 329 879 629 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 81 acres.. 2 959 3 899 bushels.. 125 366 121 961 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 19 17 pounds.. 33 653 33 454 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 148 236 acres.. 13 921 20 106 bushels.. 442 015 334 910 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 465 504 acres.. 20 785 18 319 tons, dry.. 39 948 27 746 @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. .