1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 715 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 654 77 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 652 151 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 366 1 600 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 745 31 981 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 266 300 50 to 179 acres ..................... 274 299 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 714 acres.. 49 361 50 336 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 582 621 acres.. 20 638 21 320 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 19 acres.. 57 191 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 546 31 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 910 41 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 120 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 426 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 329 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 156 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 35 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 342 27 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 436 36 076 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 715 760 $1,000.. 7 760 3 938 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 853 5 181 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 247 Other ............................... 459 513 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 431 496 200 days or more ................... 347 370 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 546 565 number.. 27 937 24 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 453 455 number.. 11 308 9 548 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 59 number.. 4 319 3 958 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 507 539 number.. 10 965 10 580 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 35 number.. 165 914 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 23 number.. 640 2 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 179 218 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 37 number.. 404 687 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 52 acres.. 1 203 794 bushels.. 135 546 43 089 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 24 acres.. 532 996 bushels.. 16 750 32 410 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 213 279 acres.. 577 430 pounds.. 1 130 931 619 661 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 11 acres.. 410 799 bushels.. 14 173 9 272 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 474 acres.. 17 666 17 410 tons, dry.. 34 309 27 097 @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. .