1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 472 572 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 754 197 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 345 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 420 562 242 032 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 085 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 006 51 336 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 443 532 acres.. 156 544 165 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 473 acres.. 133 851 135 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 6 acres.. 1 559 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 123 30 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 650 53 989 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 412 27 183 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 710 3 699 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 48 $100,000 or more .................... 100 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 690 22 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 547 39 796 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 472 571 $1,000.. 10 328 7 543 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 881 13 209 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 290 Other ............................... 223 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 308 200 days or more ................... 159 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 208 number.. 7 892 8 933 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 191 number.. 4 013 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 6 number.. 191 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 219 number.. 3 588 6 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 63 number.. 2 565 3 460 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 60 number.. 8 567 5 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 130 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 152 acres.. 7 747 9 962 bushels.. 961 676 1 142 186 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 190 acres.. 14 381 23 298 bushels.. 627 099 1 026 377 Cotton .......................farms.. 158 158 acres.. 45 894 21 599 bales.. 62 483 33 424 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 225 324 acres.. 67 097 85 161 bushels.. 2 242 995 2 227 858 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 152 acres.. 4 092 4 403 tons, dry.. 8 667 10 208 @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. .