1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 578 1 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 275 219 279 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 498 140 281 Average per acre .........dollars.. 933 849 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 898 21 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 351 365 50 to 179 acres ..................... 701 741 180 to 499 acres .................... 357 363 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 414 1 449 acres.. 163 246 162 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 101 1 168 acres.. 75 908 74 705 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 761 328 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 686 32 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 516 20 015 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 797 7 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 888 25 463 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 449 456 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 307 330 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 316 344 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 281 282 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 69 $100,000 or more .................... 85 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 794 27 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 514 16 833 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 578 1 629 $1,000.. 5 955 5 216 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 774 3 202 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 629 630 Other ............................... 949 998 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 944 998 200 days or more ................... 738 799 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 302 1 333 number.. 65 645 64 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 159 1 123 number.. 30 858 27 408 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 143 number.. 5 535 7 596 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 257 1 318 number.. 31 878 33 049 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 184 number.. 10 942 14 287 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 176 number.. 25 811 28 173 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 26 number.. 556 483 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 69 121 number.. 64 933 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 1 684 400 150 012 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 241 acres.. 14 060 10 169 bushels.. 1 364 199 695 286 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 74 acres.. 6 135 5 171 bushels.. 275 005 142 443 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 25 acres.. 3 507 2 674 bales.. 4 488 2 962 Tobacco ......................farms.. 248 260 acres.. 778 523 pounds.. 1 214 879 818 732 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 77 132 acres.. 12 560 19 584 bushels.. 344 768 381 399 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 920 966 acres.. 39 878 34 703 tons, dry.. 76 724 58 762 @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. .