1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 517 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 215 121 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 213 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 408 142 452 Average per acre .........dollars.. 745 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 888 23 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 443 504 acres.. 58 838 70 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 434 acres.. 31 830 40 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 76 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 400 10 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 248 18 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 514 4 170 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 886 6 373 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 25 $100,000 or more .................... 17 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 555 8 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 613 15 190 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 517 571 $1,000.. 1 230 2 623 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 379 4 593 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 258 Other ............................... 292 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 355 200 days or more ................... 215 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 320 number.. 10 246 10 370 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 272 number.. 5 470 5 531 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 19 number.. 24 190 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 312 number.. 4 527 5 495 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 189 number.. 12 087 17 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 120 188 number.. 20 585 37 259 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 314 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 47 number.. 415 1 126 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 241 acres.. 11 831 9 635 bushels.. 1 200 541 794 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 39 acres.. 1 077 3 561 bushels.. 32 469 143 501 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 1 440 (D) bales.. 1 349 679 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 89 169 acres.. 9 520 19 501 bushels.. 284 760 372 509 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 268 acres.. 8 563 7 885 tons, dry.. 15 687 11 816 @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. .