1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 426 1 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 272 262 925 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 801 135 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 904 777 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 888 20 844 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 261 50 to 179 acres ..................... 676 812 180 to 499 acres .................... 352 328 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 217 1 337 acres.. 140 091 142 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 923 1 025 acres.. 52 360 49 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. (D) 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 033 25 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 061 16 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 608 2 619 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 426 23 229 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 407 489 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 296 365 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 314 306 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 248 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 42 $100,000 or more .................... 53 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 387 21 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 504 13 741 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 426 1 550 $1,000.. 2 834 4 429 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 987 2 857 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 548 558 Other ............................... 878 993 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 892 983 200 days or more ................... 691 738 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 224 1 282 number.. 66 086 63 109 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 079 1 084 number.. 30 544 28 510 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 116 number.. 3 549 5 281 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 214 1 313 number.. 39 332 37 699 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 116 number.. 12 257 16 662 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 101 number.. 31 074 28 415 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 8 number.. 329 196 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 77 138 number.. (D) 3 654 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 7 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 127 167 acres.. 7 820 6 740 bushels.. 898 212 562 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 35 acres.. 1 703 1 358 bushels.. 46 900 48 787 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 111 133 acres.. 382 249 pounds.. 546 286 383 874 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 46 acres.. 5 678 5 132 bushels.. 211 551 111 029 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 827 903 acres.. 37 128 34 103 tons, dry.. 59 068 55 067 @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. .