1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HICKMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 642 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 167 129 661 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 271 128 663 Average per acre .........dollars.. 840 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 720 19 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 590 599 acres.. 65 826 59 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 460 478 acres.. 25 323 23 108 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 22 213 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 720 8 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 582 12 703 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 130 1 504 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 590 6 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 214 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 14 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 541 7 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 304 11 149 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 642 650 $1,000.. (D) 1 225 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 238 Other ............................... 380 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 395 200 days or more ................... 268 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 478 471 number.. 23 430 20 128 Beef cows ..................farms.. 433 411 number.. 12 437 9 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 20 number.. 65 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 450 473 number.. 11 564 13 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 111 number.. 9 528 11 619 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 115 number.. 15 730 21 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 227 99 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 69 number.. 1 360 1 272 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 510 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 113 acres.. 5 903 4 498 bushels.. 624 486 347 601 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 613 771 bushels.. 28 285 26 883 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 68 63 acres.. 188 99 pounds.. 248 814 135 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 33 acres.. 1 743 3 546 bushels.. 54 262 94 257 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 385 397 acres.. 17 320 14 617 tons, dry.. 34 045 20 047 @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. .