1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 3 380 3 580 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 912 264 097 Average size of farm .......acres.. 70 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 941 95 009 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 513 1 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 463 18 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 633 533 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 315 1 471 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 120 1 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 269 3 491 acres.. 160 243 171 457 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 055 3 295 acres.. 63 735 74 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 103 acres.. 224 975 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 665 42 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 581 11 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 227 12 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 438 29 838 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 750 1 304 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 715 827 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 835 658 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 698 466 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 190 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 101 $100,000 or more .................... 88 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 879 31 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 904 8 894 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 3 382 3 580 $1,000.. 17 092 10 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 054 2 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 353 1 459 Other ............................... 2 027 2 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 007 2 150 200 days or more ................... 1 509 1 565 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 327 2 517 number.. 80 338 76 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 912 1 899 number.. 33 434 28 543 Milk cows ..................farms.. 257 447 number.. 10 760 14 156 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 139 2 345 number.. 33 301 33 587 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 126 number.. 1 194 4 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 49 number.. 2 266 8 814 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 20 number.. 259 430 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 88 180 number.. 2 847 3 454 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 1 662 520 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 174 306 acres.. 2 558 4 584 bushels.. 250 693 281 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 65 acres.. 558 1 050 bushels.. 17 117 34 124 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 357 2 511 acres.. 6 711 4 416 pounds.. 12 576 318 7 576 464 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 21 acres.. 806 681 bushels.. 21 729 19 548 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 019 2 398 acres.. 50 429 58 715 tons, dry.. 102 457 98 477 @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. .