1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 506 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 918 184 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 929 345 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 153 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 296 55 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 393 489 acres.. 130 792 156 929 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 460 acres.. 107 665 113 843 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. (D) 6 493 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 875 40 373 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 764 79 789 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 250 38 068 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 625 2 305 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 42 $100,000 or more .................... 96 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 803 26 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 419 53 019 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 425 506 $1,000.. 7 945 14 154 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 693 27 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 279 Other ............................... 178 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 269 200 days or more ................... 149 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 178 number.. 6 650 6 624 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 160 number.. (D) 3 583 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 169 number.. 2 669 3 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 53 number.. 2 102 6 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 52 number.. 5 034 11 443 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 45 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 number.. 547 251 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 70 acres.. 2 338 2 266 bushels.. 242 008 202 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 54 acres.. 4 391 3 171 bushels.. 202 066 128 680 Cotton .......................farms.. 290 393 acres.. 85 088 83 880 bales.. 117 044 117 210 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 170 acres.. 14 794 21 902 bushels.. 451 910 481 723 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 143 acres.. 3 581 3 462 tons, dry.. 5 927 6 274 @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. .