1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAINGER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 242 1 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 457 108 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 89 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 323 91 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 212 997 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 593 14 989 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 204 149 10 to 49 acres ...................... 428 457 50 to 179 acres ..................... 466 463 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 201 1 173 acres.. 56 618 53 069 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 093 1 102 acres.. 17 208 16 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 64 acres.. 183 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 541 9 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 513 8 196 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 346 4 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 196 5 938 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 461 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 227 277 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 337 254 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 270 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 12 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 538 7 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 686 5 844 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 241 1 220 $1,000.. 5 737 3 253 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 623 2 666 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 485 Other ............................... 721 734 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 761 727 200 days or more ................... 553 522 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 843 850 number.. 25 457 23 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 749 715 number.. 13 493 11 901 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 59 number.. 1 053 1 474 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 786 783 number.. 13 256 11 307 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 63 number.. 1 558 969 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 30 number.. 1 402 2 744 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 4 number.. 176 23 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 65 number.. 1 106 1 195 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 94 acres.. 496 556 bushels.. 45 829 31 578 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 137 163 bushels.. 5 780 5 554 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 889 864 acres.. 2 348 1 460 pounds.. 4 452 585 2 302 436 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 628 731 acres.. 13 958 14 255 tons, dry.. 27 749 21 741 @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. .