1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUMPHREYS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 505 506 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 419 120 570 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 475 146 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 299 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 516 24 416 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 454 acres.. 51 595 49 549 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 376 acres.. 25 567 24 182 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 97 96 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 014 7 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 849 14 979 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 210 1 921 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 804 5 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 18 $100,000 or more .................... 19 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 430 6 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 714 12 303 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 505 506 $1,000.. 1 383 876 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 739 1 731 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 186 Other ............................... 312 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 334 200 days or more ................... 249 245 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 359 number.. 16 795 14 905 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 313 number.. 7 855 7 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 472 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 347 number.. 9 148 8 947 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 118 number.. 4 601 10 443 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 121 number.. 9 112 19 484 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 0 number.. 39 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 47 number.. 430 852 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 118 acres.. 8 461 6 509 bushels.. 1 041 838 575 609 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 696 623 bushels.. 19 456 23 446 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 29 24 pounds.. 50 246 27 940 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 48 acres.. 3 074 5 163 bushels.. 95 327 151 508 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 313 acres.. 13 516 11 728 tons, dry.. 22 350 16 136 @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. .