1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 559 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 542 57 708 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 939 156 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 761 1 577 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 897 19 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 209 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 490 acres.. 31 223 29 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 362 acres.. 12 002 11 624 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 26 acres.. 265 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 329 11 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 266 20 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 288 2 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 040 9 443 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 18 $100,000 or more .................... 29 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 218 10 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 549 17 724 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 557 586 $1,000.. 1 446 614 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 596 1 048 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 165 Other ............................... 374 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 389 200 days or more ................... 265 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 434 number.. 16 634 12 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 332 375 number.. 7 546 5 923 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 18 number.. 1 296 918 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 408 number.. 7 227 6 369 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 40 number.. 1 943 3 035 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 36 number.. 3 381 5 799 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 84 21 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 44 number.. 720 1 142 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 23 number.. 2 622 000 3 924 561 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 26 acres.. 1 078 823 bushels.. 109 738 50 190 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 7 acres.. 433 398 bushels.. 15 982 10 450 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 465 (D) bushels.. 11 772 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 293 311 acres.. 9 407 9 471 tons, dry.. 16 017 12 544 @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. .