1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEIGS COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 319 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 253 54 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 306 171 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 078 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 040 27 772 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 310 acres.. 29 791 29 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 261 acres.. 11 849 12 648 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 30 acres.. 43 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 039 5 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 797 16 134 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 113 1 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 926 3 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 18 $100,000 or more .................... 13 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 510 4 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 139 13 191 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 319 320 $1,000.. (D) 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 110 Other ............................... 202 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 193 200 days or more ................... 159 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 251 number.. 12 217 10 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 204 number.. 5 267 4 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 22 number.. 1 212 1 318 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 249 number.. 5 021 5 250 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. 46 258 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 22 number.. 253 545 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 30 acres.. 862 576 bushels.. 94 307 34 028 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 482 923 bushels.. 18 904 33 180 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 76 82 acres.. 222 223 pounds.. 338 743 409 103 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 15 acres.. 490 1 331 bushels.. 16 996 25 408 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 222 219 acres.. 9 522 9 010 tons, dry.. 15 215 12 635 @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. .