1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 234 1 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 669 109 592 Average size of farm .......acres.. 80 83 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 283 116 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 944 1 572 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 228 18 125 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 153 149 10 to 49 acres ...................... 493 518 50 to 179 acres ..................... 455 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 162 1 269 acres.. 66 119 70 854 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 006 1 160 acres.. 26 554 28 966 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 29 acres.. 93 202 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 569 16 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 048 12 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 990 3 847 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 579 12 824 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 360 525 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 266 297 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 273 223 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 31 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 646 12 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 869 9 436 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 234 1 326 $1,000.. 3 025 3 787 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 452 2 856 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 492 Other ............................... 796 834 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 780 836 200 days or more ................... 602 628 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 929 1 007 number.. 34 688 36 688 Beef cows ..................farms.. 822 842 number.. 16 337 16 141 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 101 number.. 2 719 3 800 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 876 968 number.. 15 289 18 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 66 number.. 2 776 4 376 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 57 number.. 5 820 7 522 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 3 number.. 378 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 55 number.. 660 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 129 acres.. 2 019 1 993 bushels.. 272 979 111 043 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 42 acres.. 739 1 222 bushels.. 34 457 48 514 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 591 728 acres.. 1 693 1 179 pounds.. 3 382 388 1 954 499 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 14 acres.. 512 660 bushels.. 14 080 12 016 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 773 894 acres.. 21 150 22 932 tons, dry.. 45 899 35 109 @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. .