1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 639 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 874 93 994 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 503 131 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 177 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 611 23 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 589 acres.. 50 172 47 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 487 acres.. 22 447 22 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 147 24 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 144 10 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 264 16 711 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 578 2 772 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 566 7 622 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 23 $100,000 or more .................... 34 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 498 8 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 123 13 121 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 639 622 $1,000.. 2 757 2 243 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 315 3 607 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 226 Other ............................... 398 396 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 389 200 days or more ................... 310 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 465 459 number.. 20 081 18 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 330 number.. 7 944 7 575 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 63 number.. 2 061 2 092 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 439 446 number.. 10 370 9 476 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 68 number.. 10 906 8 040 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 69 number.. 16 665 10 451 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 252 186 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 72 number.. (D) 1 744 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 85 acres.. 1 864 1 555 bushels.. 139 155 116 144 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 231 (D) bushels.. 6 884 1 700 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 61 81 acres.. 148 152 pounds.. 166 282 206 926 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 8 acres.. 759 1 960 bushels.. 27 476 42 729 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 382 407 acres.. 14 400 13 946 tons, dry.. 25 774 21 221 @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. .