1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 359 1 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 618 125 148 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 736 71 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 940 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 284 12 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 140 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 410 346 50 to 179 acres ..................... 610 614 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 316 1 201 acres.. 77 525 68 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 218 1 109 acres.. 30 137 25 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 23 acres.. 171 70 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 261 9 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 701 7 671 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 476 4 723 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 785 4 804 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 298 425 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 286 298 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 301 259 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 325 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 18 $100,000 or more .................... 15 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 560 6 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 500 5 403 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 360 1 241 $1,000.. 5 055 2 634 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 717 2 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 424 Other ............................... 877 818 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 899 821 200 days or more ................... 650 604 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 810 727 number.. 23 956 18 858 Beef cows ..................farms.. 704 607 number.. 12 875 10 248 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 42 number.. 889 877 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 744 691 number.. 9 974 9 779 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 115 number.. 7 998 5 392 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 108 number.. 16 266 11 904 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 9 number.. 323 131 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 86 number.. 1 466 1 635 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 119 205 acres.. 3 824 3 508 bushels.. 389 921 274 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 25 acres.. 204 506 bushels.. 6 406 13 916 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 983 868 acres.. 3 578 1 613 pounds.. 6 153 858 2 648 048 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 46 62 acres.. 1 783 3 170 bushels.. 55 163 68 378 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 697 658 acres.. 21 224 16 876 tons, dry.. 39 267 27 018 @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. .