1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 510 603 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 906 235 347 Average size of farm .......acres.. 453 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 501 286 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 983 742 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 449 62 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 477 569 acres.. 214 320 215 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 529 acres.. 189 531 184 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 1 646 1 863 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 880 33 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 844 55 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 973 29 408 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 908 4 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 80 $100,000 or more .................... 130 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 958 22 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 454 37 869 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 511 603 $1,000.. 14 260 10 246 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 907 16 991 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 393 Other ............................... 219 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 248 274 200 days or more ................... 180 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 180 number.. 12 380 9 649 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 135 number.. 5 849 4 614 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 459 338 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 191 number.. 5 998 6 470 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 66 number.. 5 994 9 010 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 73 number.. 15 555 15 797 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) 376 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 126 148 acres.. 16 781 9 558 bushels.. 2 218 016 1 006 196 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 176 292 acres.. 34 608 36 944 bushels.. 1 588 375 1 492 406 Cotton .......................farms.. 145 141 acres.. 31 190 13 044 bales.. 44 816 18 771 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 316 425 acres.. 108 271 138 048 bushels.. 3 747 245 3 280 399 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 141 acres.. 6 782 5 953 tons, dry.. 13 387 10 257 @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. .