1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DICKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 012 1 068 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 267 148 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 725 120 788 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 113 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 170 18 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 442 513 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 927 979 acres.. 73 058 76 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 737 799 acres.. 24 400 23 998 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 125 133 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 454 9 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 318 8 703 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 884 2 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 570 6 534 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 366 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 210 218 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 238 237 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 15 $100,000 or more .................... 12 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 839 8 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 735 7 816 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 012 1 067 $1,000.. 1 962 664 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 938 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 368 374 Other ............................... 644 694 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 621 691 200 days or more ................... 443 514 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 724 736 number.. 26 881 24 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 651 666 number.. 13 726 13 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 19 number.. 649 466 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 701 743 number.. 13 101 13 955 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 112 number.. 5 589 5 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 114 number.. 19 929 11 476 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 60 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 83 number.. 1 448 2 068 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 113 acres.. 1 178 1 850 bushels.. 113 430 102 393 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 257 391 bushels.. 8 344 15 654 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 189 240 acres.. 956 732 pounds.. 1 748 375 1 308 931 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 227 899 bushels.. 7 954 17 504 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 614 640 acres.. 21 871 20 111 tons, dry.. 35 203 27 513 @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. .