1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 424 1 428 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 733 201 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 198 119 076 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 203 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 048 21 729 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 386 382 50 to 179 acres ..................... 639 644 180 to 499 acres .................... 256 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 305 1 290 acres.. 121 752 119 287 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 020 1 043 acres.. 54 085 56 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 23 acres.. 114 191 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 731 24 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 070 16 846 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 606 5 455 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 125 18 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 498 520 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 280 299 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 268 231 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 223 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 43 $100,000 or more .................... 58 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 687 21 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 623 14 724 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 425 1 428 $1,000.. 2 704 2 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 898 1 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 480 475 Other ............................... 944 953 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 923 967 200 days or more ................... 725 762 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 085 1 091 number.. 45 017 42 794 Beef cows ..................farms.. 894 869 number.. 19 692 17 890 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 156 number.. 3 797 5 096 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 042 1 076 number.. 20 421 23 210 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 201 number.. 14 117 16 553 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 197 number.. 35 500 33 792 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 6 number.. 327 386 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 156 number.. 4 380 6 325 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 715 050 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 271 356 acres.. 15 277 13 002 bushels.. 1 709 019 1 048 119 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 93 acres.. 2 017 2 963 bushels.. 73 686 91 455 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 3 acres.. 3 070 198 bales.. 2 901 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 80 91 acres.. 254 226 pounds.. 430 098 354 439 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 143 acres.. 5 227 11 155 bushels.. 189 157 238 070 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 866 847 acres.. 28 890 23 785 tons, dry.. 50 350 40 110 @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. .