1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 432 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 247 222 142 Average size of farm .......acres.. 519 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 473 458 339 651 Average per acre .........dollars.. 930 777 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 531 60 457 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 492 acres.. 194 212 185 412 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 457 acres.. 165 145 151 524 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 678 1 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 314 46 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 468 88 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 184 41 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 130 4 794 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 52 $100,000 or more .................... 123 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 574 32 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 292 61 046 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 432 527 $1,000.. 10 785 14 056 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 965 26 672 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 269 316 Other ............................... 163 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 244 200 days or more ................... 118 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 199 number.. 6 966 8 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 176 number.. 4 191 4 629 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 6 number.. 25 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 195 number.. 3 708 5 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 87 number.. 7 887 10 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 86 number.. 15 138 20 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 276 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 32 number.. (D) 700 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 161 acres.. 6 742 8 537 bushels.. 635 361 713 249 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 78 acres.. 4 658 8 351 bushels.. 224 466 350 977 Cotton .......................farms.. 262 320 acres.. 114 589 74 690 bales.. 140 745 109 248 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 270 acres.. 36 048 57 982 bushels.. 993 640 1 207 448 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 123 acres.. 3 865 5 563 tons, dry.. 7 741 11 393 @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. .