1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 881 930 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 176 104 646 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 144 136 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 456 1 177 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 989 23 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 291 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 350 386 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 840 881 acres.. 65 499 64 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 708 785 acres.. 30 023 31 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 146 276 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 517 17 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 693 18 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 970 2 883 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 547 14 337 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 309 414 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 25 $100,000 or more .................... 46 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 063 14 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 526 15 494 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 880 930 $1,000.. 4 613 3 107 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 242 3 341 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 330 Other ............................... 571 600 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 550 551 200 days or more ................... 398 430 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 672 689 number.. 34 243 27 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 526 498 number.. 11 399 8 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 93 number.. 5 652 5 875 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 623 635 number.. 15 857 12 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 40 number.. 1 413 2 352 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 24 number.. 3 465 3 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 11 number.. 69 108 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 85 number.. 1 148 1 507 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 285 008 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 61 acres.. 3 229 1 868 bushels.. 314 799 111 238 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 22 acres.. 1 230 1 835 bushels.. 62 455 52 954 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 323 363 acres.. 1 097 697 pounds.. 1 912 886 932 117 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 23 acres.. 3 527 6 266 bushels.. 109 871 139 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 538 596 acres.. 19 892 20 204 tons, dry.. 39 994 37 412 @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. .