1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 671 765 Land in farms ..................acres.. 258 265 270 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 037 281 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 938 768 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 858 39 534 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 254 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 601 683 acres.. 180 801 182 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 493 545 acres.. 118 432 118 653 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 13 acres.. 552 497 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 051 51 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 592 67 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 742 23 651 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 310 28 103 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 30 $100,000 or more .................... 98 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 490 42 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 813 55 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 671 765 $1,000.. 6 548 11 334 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 758 14 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 297 345 Other ............................... 374 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 439 200 days or more ................... 267 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 386 443 number.. 24 811 26 739 Beef cows ..................farms.. 330 381 number.. 13 037 12 491 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 31 number.. 1 258 1 705 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 353 447 number.. 12 941 16 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 124 number.. 30 818 27 856 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 117 number.. 115 940 49 297 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 130 64 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 82 number.. 444 583 1 119 700 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 131 199 acres.. 8 754 8 758 bushels.. 881 179 714 192 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 59 acres.. 3 282 5 159 bushels.. 149 257 188 844 Cotton .......................farms.. 150 208 acres.. 47 046 41 471 bales.. 62 480 49 550 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 205 acres.. 33 630 44 254 bushels.. 996 318 897 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 326 306 acres.. 20 647 16 593 tons, dry.. 39 211 31 356 @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. .