1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMBLEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 769 843 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 216 58 434 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 69 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 455 112 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 173 1 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 502 16 127 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 165 10 to 49 acres ...................... 318 339 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 728 805 acres.. 40 371 38 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 644 733 acres.. 15 316 15 573 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 17 acres.. 740 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 990 9 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 192 11 246 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 766 2 992 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 224 6 488 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 381 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 11 $100,000 or more .................... 21 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 338 7 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 744 9 001 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 769 843 $1,000.. 2 683 1 374 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 489 1 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 278 Other ............................... 485 565 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 453 533 200 days or more ................... 362 407 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 555 566 number.. 18 775 17 075 Beef cows ..................farms.. 487 472 number.. 8 900 6 910 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 51 number.. 1 299 1 688 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 503 511 number.. 7 233 8 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 50 number.. 4 677 3 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 35 number.. 7 568 5 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 156 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 51 number.. 622 1 015 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 1 177 868 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 91 acres.. 1 752 1 568 bushels.. 183 907 91 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 28 acres.. 381 576 bushels.. 13 916 19 910 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 449 536 acres.. 1 122 799 pounds.. 2 093 131 1 290 471 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 8 acres.. 374 512 bushels.. 10 163 15 254 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 430 476 acres.. 10 814 11 223 tons, dry.. 21 108 17 143 @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. .