1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC NAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 605 715 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 848 149 769 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 306 138 761 Average per acre .........dollars.. 816 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 556 23 454 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 286 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 667 acres.. 69 061 82 806 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 457 595 acres.. 42 381 50 490 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 133 17 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 707 23 968 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 478 6 661 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 655 10 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 31 $100,000 or more .................... 26 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 945 13 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 744 18 466 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 605 714 $1,000.. 2 331 3 347 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 853 4 687 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 278 Other ............................... 378 437 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 455 200 days or more ................... 276 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 359 number.. 8 786 9 403 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 303 number.. 4 807 5 047 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 8 number.. 37 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 356 number.. 4 197 5 878 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 166 number.. 30 812 32 015 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 170 number.. 54 287 58 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 1 number.. 87 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. 515 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 221 352 acres.. 16 500 16 541 bushels.. 1 701 762 1 505 616 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 25 acres.. 264 1 615 bushels.. 8 923 55 953 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 52 acres.. 5 051 3 061 bales.. 4 641 3 871 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 244 acres.. 12 216 20 843 bushels.. 342 706 438 729 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 314 acres.. 7 928 7 707 tons, dry.. 14 089 12 487 @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. .