1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 505 614 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 357 160 384 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 830 212 954 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 140 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 228 34 802 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 571 acres.. 105 780 109 700 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 507 acres.. 80 601 74 277 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 12 acres.. 1 482 1 557 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 166 23 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 794 37 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 578 19 480 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 588 3 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 42 $100,000 or more .................... 69 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 483 16 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 541 27 204 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 505 614 $1,000.. 6 751 6 240 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 368 10 163 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 288 Other ............................... 274 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 346 200 days or more ................... 202 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 254 number.. 11 734 9 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 216 number.. 5 897 4 499 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 4 number.. 262 291 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 252 number.. 5 970 4 206 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 89 number.. 10 191 8 826 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 89 number.. 18 600 15 521 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 23 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 43 number.. 355 1 135 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 143 213 acres.. 11 662 8 613 bushels.. 1 095 459 778 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 72 acres.. 2 067 3 599 bushels.. 82 462 148 026 Cotton .......................farms.. 178 223 acres.. 45 812 33 612 bales.. 62 469 49 354 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 215 acres.. 13 910 22 923 bushels.. 419 491 490 548 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 221 acres.. 8 090 6 365 tons, dry.. 12 251 9 801 @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. .