1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 828 888 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 518 62 446 Average size of farm .......acres.. 66 70 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 128 72 508 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 400 1 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 176 14 472 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 167 168 10 to 49 acres ...................... 343 361 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 820 860 acres.. 28 019 28 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 776 833 acres.. 9 443 10 413 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 23 acres.. 31 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 059 6 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 733 6 940 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 524 2 881 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 535 3 282 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 399 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 197 197 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 9 $100,000 or more .................... 9 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 521 4 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 667 4 908 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 828 888 $1,000.. 2 921 1 330 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 527 1 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 298 328 Other ............................... 530 560 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 522 520 200 days or more ................... 381 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 447 number.. 11 534 10 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 323 335 number.. 5 129 4 437 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 56 number.. 624 679 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 370 432 number.. 5 870 6 222 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 24 number.. 108 286 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. 92 373 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 241 266 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 50 number.. 625 1 006 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 120 acres.. 1 112 1 047 bushels.. 91 562 87 003 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 20 bushels.. (D) 570 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 694 735 acres.. 1 445 1 199 pounds.. 2 383 333 1 737 555 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 372 454 acres.. 6 310 7 654 tons, dry.. 11 235 11 390 @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. .