1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRUNDY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 353 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 735 37 501 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 598 91 575 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 017 811 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 987 23 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 294 276 acres.. 22 574 19 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 207 acres.. 11 607 9 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 11 acres.. 679 525 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 270 21 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 921 63 851 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 241 3 873 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 029 17 390 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 43 $100,000 or more .................... 72 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 968 18 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 902 54 359 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 353 332 $1,000.. 4 043 2 562 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 454 7 718 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 146 Other ............................... 175 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 196 200 days or more ................... 140 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 180 number.. 8 338 5 909 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 134 number.. 3 562 2 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 27 number.. 622 546 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 164 number.. 2 946 3 071 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 75 number.. 4 751 3 014 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 70 number.. 11 756 6 764 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 14 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 41 number.. (D) 70 006 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 70 94 number.. 10 797 586 11 197 726 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 71 acres.. 1 679 2 200 bushels.. 174 206 152 396 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 12 acres.. 905 780 bushels.. 38 408 27 010 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 1 3 pounds.. 1 106 5 360 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 30 acres.. 1 630 2 144 bushels.. 45 682 42 866 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 131 acres.. 4 262 3 089 tons, dry.. 9 407 6 536 @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. .