1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DECATUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 443 474 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 858 91 591 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 877 93 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 980 20 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 430 acres.. 42 993 42 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 335 acres.. 16 663 19 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 76 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 759 6 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 000 14 423 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 990 947 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 769 5 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 947 5 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 168 11 261 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 443 473 $1,000.. 356 1 274 Average per farm..........dollars.. 803 2 693 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 177 Other ............................... 292 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 315 200 days or more ................... 212 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 316 number.. 12 234 11 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 284 number.. 7 040 5 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 16 81 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 320 number.. 6 232 7 203 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 158 number.. 13 760 17 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 163 number.. 24 805 31 070 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 468 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 34 number.. (D) 735 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 142 acres.. 4 775 5 090 bushels.. 417 189 390 121 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 17 acres.. 507 1 406 bushels.. 9 665 30 764 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 60 acres.. 1 749 2 186 bushels.. 51 252 48 869 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 278 acres.. 10 189 10 502 tons, dry.. 18 617 17 227 @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. .