1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 453 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 457 78 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 637 126 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 912 676 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 369 21 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 417 417 acres.. 35 523 35 966 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 338 350 acres.. 14 347 15 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 14 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 824 15 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 555 34 362 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 821 2 071 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 004 13 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 23 $100,000 or more .................... 41 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 969 12 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 251 27 523 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 453 454 $1,000.. 2 237 1 817 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 939 4 003 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 182 Other ............................... 267 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 270 200 days or more ................... 213 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 292 number.. 14 171 11 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 203 number.. 5 887 4 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 52 number.. 707 769 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 295 number.. 9 121 9 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 59 number.. 1 055 5 821 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 50 number.. 4 599 9 459 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 73 49 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 43 number.. 248 1 414 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 35 number.. 8 011 796 6 390 926 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 78 acres.. 2 780 2 942 bushels.. 203 936 210 284 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 56 bushels.. (D) 1 332 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 124 143 acres.. 359 202 pounds.. 459 860 267 785 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 773 1 419 bushels.. 17 940 36 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 241 acres.. 8 482 7 929 tons, dry.. 15 405 12 299 @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. .