1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 767 849 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 868 163 685 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 942 123 776 Average per acre .........dollars.. 854 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 151 21 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 347 357 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 217 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 756 acres.. 90 775 94 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 569 656 acres.. 43 075 50 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 68 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 405 20 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 604 23 619 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 924 4 792 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 481 15 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 43 $100,000 or more .................... 38 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 365 17 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 215 20 141 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 768 850 $1,000.. 914 2 569 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 191 3 023 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 312 Other ............................... 486 537 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 472 562 200 days or more ................... 348 406 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 467 485 number.. 25 533 21 338 Beef cows ..................farms.. 408 424 number.. 10 756 9 987 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 19 number.. 142 117 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 465 480 number.. 21 856 19 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 236 number.. 24 605 40 669 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 249 number.. 43 046 67 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 1 number.. 75 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 52 number.. (D) 1 332 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 229 370 acres.. 15 528 17 871 bushels.. 1 563 868 1 589 833 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 47 acres.. 406 1 981 bushels.. 13 038 59 923 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 25 acres.. 1 822 (D) bales.. 1 851 2 174 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 217 acres.. 9 170 15 406 bushels.. 283 366 333 551 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 402 424 acres.. 16 864 15 211 tons, dry.. 26 198 22 601 @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. .