1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDEMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 457 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 927 187 313 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 384 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 809 185 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 719 514 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 582 28 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 425 452 acres.. 93 585 93 620 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 400 acres.. 53 259 54 230 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 863 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 532 15 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 988 32 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 785 9 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 747 6 050 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 27 $100,000 or more .................... 37 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 838 12 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 279 25 181 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 457 488 $1,000.. 1 312 3 184 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 872 6 525 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 210 Other ............................... 274 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 291 200 days or more ................... 178 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 320 number.. 15 167 17 220 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 285 number.. 8 966 9 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 41 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 314 number.. 6 451 7 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 90 number.. 4 249 9 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 87 number.. 9 604 17 308 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 145 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 174 acres.. 8 559 8 646 bushels.. 784 059 716 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 40 acres.. 2 600 2 949 bushels.. 102 104 103 893 Cotton .......................farms.. 74 113 acres.. 21 628 15 710 bales.. 22 915 19 647 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 60 115 acres.. 10 418 15 370 bushels.. 330 768 336 685 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 252 acres.. 11 202 10 869 tons, dry.. 19 982 17 373 @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. .