1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 310 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 767 56 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 671 188 026 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 065 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 764 18 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 281 acres.. 29 808 31 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 224 acres.. 16 005 17 876 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 858 5 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 864 18 824 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 930 1 307 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 928 4 528 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 20 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 670 5 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 691 16 278 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 277 311 $1,000.. 1 295 418 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 675 1 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 98 Other ............................... 172 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 214 200 days or more ................... 133 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 228 number.. 9 047 8 483 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 206 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 225 number.. 4 532 4 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 42 number.. 2 710 5 405 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 41 number.. 5 610 8 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 0 number.. 76 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. 395 580 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 10 number.. 2 552 264 1 510 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 53 acres.. 3 060 3 805 bushels.. 396 034 209 946 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 17 acres.. 1 589 1 045 bushels.. 69 130 27 798 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 5 pounds.. (D) 8 672 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 40 acres.. 4 692 7 528 bushels.. 158 915 131 656 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 175 acres.. 7 294 6 711 tons, dry.. 10 786 9 990 @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. .