1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 506 1 575 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 681 256 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 564 199 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 276 1 206 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 673 18 579 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 126 10 to 49 acres ...................... 369 364 50 to 179 acres ..................... 633 691 180 to 499 acres .................... 294 294 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 348 1 437 acres.. 143 718 141 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 063 1 139 acres.. 53 363 53 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 158 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 872 22 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 179 14 434 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 098 5 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 774 17 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 437 497 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 284 354 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 302 291 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 267 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 41 $100,000 or more .................... 52 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 091 18 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 005 11 805 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 506 1 575 $1,000.. 4 972 3 902 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 301 2 478 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 599 618 Other ............................... 907 957 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 955 1 002 200 days or more ................... 710 785 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 159 1 222 number.. 59 627 57 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 009 1 030 number.. 28 337 25 649 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 93 number.. 3 253 4 699 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 143 1 214 number.. 27 866 28 659 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 155 number.. 6 035 9 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 153 number.. 9 938 16 737 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 269 211 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 88 164 number.. 1 498 3 943 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 160 acres.. 4 776 4 192 bushels.. 521 491 299 397 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 70 acres.. 3 118 4 199 bushels.. 121 715 134 146 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 426 497 acres.. 1 734 1 413 pounds.. 2 910 510 2 269 679 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 82 acres.. 6 876 8 051 bushels.. 234 106 155 609 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 856 902 acres.. 36 764 35 257 tons, dry.. 63 975 56 148 @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. .