1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 978 38 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 796 127 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 811 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 845 15 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 174 196 acres.. 14 764 13 049 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 152 acres.. 5 468 4 256 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 448 1 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 553 7 951 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 925 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 523 1 473 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 039 2 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 455 9 713 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 223 $1,000.. 415 - 390 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 126 - 1 749 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 71 Other ............................... 123 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 150 200 days or more ................... 85 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 155 number.. 6 617 5 174 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 135 number.. (D) 2 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 58 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 150 number.. 3 268 3 045 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 46 number.. 2 058 2 563 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 47 number.. 3 346 5 882 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 164 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 27 number.. 268 723 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 30 acres.. 247 761 bushels.. 15 505 41 302 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 17 24 acres.. 49 41 pounds.. 66 331 69 677 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 122 acres.. 4 461 3 031 tons, dry.. 6 486 3 897 @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. .