1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 022 1 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 469 152 578 Average size of farm .......acres.. 133 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 470 151 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 415 1 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 687 27 159 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 110 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 329 349 50 to 179 acres ..................... 380 402 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 214 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 913 1 003 acres.. 97 183 108 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 852 acres.. 64 335 70 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 25 acres.. 1 026 304 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 613 34 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 717 30 973 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 766 12 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 847 22 755 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 332 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 218 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 75 $100,000 or more .................... 120 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 086 27 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 457 24 725 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 020 1 126 $1,000.. 9 111 7 812 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 933 6 938 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 436 492 Other ............................... 586 634 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 625 200 days or more ................... 433 469 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 705 738 number.. 33 817 34 437 Beef cows ..................farms.. 584 583 number.. 13 877 13 296 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 76 number.. 3 975 4 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 679 717 number.. 14 823 15 372 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 160 244 number.. 26 077 27 358 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 158 255 number.. 53 813 66 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 95 38 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 88 number.. 109 383 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 40 32 number.. 5 365 867 3 108 362 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 240 354 acres.. 20 511 19 824 bushels.. 2 432 440 1 451 268 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 150 211 acres.. 9 561 11 835 bushels.. 416 597 393 436 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 3 175 (D) bales.. 2 652 1 140 Tobacco ......................farms.. 76 92 acres.. 189 149 pounds.. 324 185 212 695 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 185 294 acres.. 16 576 23 572 bushels.. 539 119 460 687 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 608 acres.. 17 821 19 829 tons, dry.. 35 046 30 491 @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. .