1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 667 732 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 298 98 512 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 611 86 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 884 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 789 13 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 608 679 acres.. 33 028 34 459 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 534 584 acres.. 8 681 9 385 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 13 acres.. 11 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 709 4 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 559 6 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 067 2 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 642 2 676 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 276 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 134 3 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 197 5 157 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 667 733 $1,000.. 827 786 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 239 1 072 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 269 268 Other ............................... 398 464 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 467 200 days or more ................... 260 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 439 number.. 12 687 10 900 Beef cows ..................farms.. 361 369 number.. 6 722 6 155 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 39 number.. 54 222 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 428 number.. 6 173 6 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 102 number.. 1 774 2 232 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 95 number.. 2 821 5 833 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 119 103 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 66 number.. 757 1 410 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 95 acres.. 1 004 1 631 bushels.. 68 220 83 254 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 107 (D) bushels.. 2 830 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 389 417 acres.. 1 055 820 pounds.. 1 642 976 1 266 350 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 10 acres.. 160 380 bushels.. 2 720 10 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 297 acres.. 6 576 6 775 tons, dry.. 12 487 11 139 @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. .