1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 960 1 013 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 902 173 473 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 614 163 817 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 874 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 741 18 802 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 453 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 865 910 acres.. 88 870 93 524 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 716 acres.. 34 058 36 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 106 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 074 20 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 035 20 727 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 663 1 559 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 411 19 438 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 292 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 184 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 203 199 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 32 $100,000 or more .................... 53 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 980 16 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 771 16 725 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 960 1 013 $1,000.. 3 524 3 089 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 671 3 049 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 396 Other ............................... 580 617 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 587 633 200 days or more ................... 473 486 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 770 823 number.. 43 410 42 609 Beef cows ..................farms.. 607 637 number.. 15 453 14 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 115 number.. 6 614 7 738 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 739 815 number.. 18 199 20 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 72 number.. 4 965 5 735 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 62 number.. 7 318 11 692 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 19 number.. 241 375 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 83 number.. (D) 1 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 77 acres.. 3 603 2 569 bushels.. 368 415 165 293 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 27 acres.. 1 467 1 274 bushels.. 46 640 48 022 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 197 184 acres.. 501 316 pounds.. 742 846 474 923 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 18 acres.. 990 1 626 bushels.. 38 526 31 285 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 539 631 acres.. 25 897 27 250 tons, dry.. 49 511 44 143 @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. .