1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOUSTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 241 245 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 415 45 691 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 270 114 245 Average per acre .........dollars.. 680 610 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 061 15 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 218 acres.. 20 495 19 798 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 183 acres.. 7 409 6 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 396 2 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 089 10 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 832 552 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 563 2 009 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 5 $100,000 or more .................... 7 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 471 2 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 252 9 538 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 241 245 $1,000.. 865 369 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 591 1 506 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 88 Other ............................... 151 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 170 200 days or more ................... 117 125 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 174 number.. 9 199 7 479 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 164 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 180 number.. 4 719 4 247 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 35 number.. 1 735 2 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 38 number.. 3 752 4 755 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 5 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 28 number.. 536 670 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 43 acres.. 791 989 bushels.. 71 253 69 137 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 117 bushels.. (D) 4 010 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 57 58 acres.. 225 195 pounds.. 430 710 296 216 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 151 acres.. 6 575 5 174 tons, dry.. 9 730 7 228 @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. .