1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC MINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 970 1 076 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 557 137 843 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 402 138 580 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 377 1 089 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 894 21 690 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 310 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 496 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 1 010 acres.. 75 786 82 348 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 734 828 acres.. 30 116 34 112 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 24 acres.. 121 211 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 929 32 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 947 30 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 949 2 288 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 979 30 183 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 352 450 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 201 212 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 36 $100,000 or more .................... 81 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 182 27 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 023 25 668 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 970 1 079 $1,000.. 5 823 4 936 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 003 4 574 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 394 Other ............................... 600 682 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 590 636 200 days or more ................... 471 520 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 770 831 number.. 39 561 39 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 637 642 number.. 13 118 12 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 126 number.. 6 958 8 698 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 733 813 number.. 15 210 16 987 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 67 number.. 3 218 3 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 52 number.. 5 443 3 967 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 19 number.. 88 311 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 91 number.. (D) 1 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 32 number.. 6 795 565 7 758 448 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 77 acres.. 1 847 1 642 bushels.. 170 493 87 535 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 23 acres.. 785 1 160 bushels.. 27 535 50 599 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 203 277 acres.. 850 526 pounds.. 1 598 429 829 237 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 9 acres.. 810 417 bushels.. 31 875 8 033 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 627 681 acres.. 24 072 26 929 tons, dry.. 52 610 44 661 @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. .