1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 933 1 985 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 600 167 866 Average size of farm .......acres.. 80 85 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 419 98 114 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 396 1 157 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 289 19 088 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 320 259 10 to 49 acres ...................... 694 725 50 to 179 acres ..................... 710 780 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 868 1 919 acres.. 79 994 80 772 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 718 1 840 acres.. 29 029 31 408 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 50 acres.. 211 291 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 026 13 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 843 6 794 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 072 6 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 955 7 165 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 551 833 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 401 476 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 481 371 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 370 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 28 $100,000 or more .................... 16 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 788 11 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 581 5 865 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 933 1 984 $1,000.. 6 684 1 732 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 458 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 672 689 Other ............................... 1 261 1 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 157 1 247 200 days or more ................... 866 915 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 310 1 371 number.. 38 110 34 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 130 1 127 number.. 19 589 16 798 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 122 number.. 1 383 1 863 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 185 1 251 number.. 17 844 15 924 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 99 number.. 727 1 051 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 40 number.. 957 2 118 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 130 284 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 83 181 number.. 1 679 2 994 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 164 281 acres.. 1 343 2 319 bushels.. 123 099 145 202 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 26 acres.. 317 319 bushels.. 13 999 12 407 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 309 1 395 acres.. 2 988 2 202 pounds.. 5 875 155 3 657 650 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 1 acres.. 402 (D) bushels.. 14 230 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 130 1 282 acres.. 24 244 25 578 tons, dry.. 52 934 38 319 @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. .