1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 779 805 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 486 186 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 085 152 358 Average per acre .........dollars.. 844 649 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 598 29 746 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 150 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 345 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 729 761 acres.. 118 664 119 287 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 612 669 acres.. 74 100 74 803 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 13 acres.. 190 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 210 23 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 064 28 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 574 9 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 635 13 715 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 70 $100,000 or more .................... 81 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 234 18 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 825 23 032 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 779 805 $1,000.. 9 455 4 224 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 137 5 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 384 Other ............................... 439 421 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 429 451 200 days or more ................... 334 315 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 480 461 number.. 24 063 22 279 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 362 number.. 10 009 9 050 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 52 number.. 2 392 2 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 460 470 number.. 11 089 11 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 139 number.. 22 422 28 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 134 number.. 41 710 45 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 68 578 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 56 number.. (D) 1 433 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 283 350 acres.. 27 639 24 091 bushels.. 3 314 403 2 120 485 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 187 acres.. 11 399 12 200 bushels.. 556 353 525 892 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 98 (D) bales.. 109 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 137 128 acres.. 770 396 pounds.. 1 607 590 832 209 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 230 282 acres.. 26 424 27 858 bushels.. 948 095 591 360 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 374 408 acres.. 15 417 15 227 tons, dry.. 29 878 26 050 @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. .