1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 941 998 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 807 188 025 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 646 161 344 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 195 907 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 653 31 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 357 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 879 942 acres.. 111 519 119 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 757 839 acres.. 57 005 62 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 31 acres.. 287 469 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 503 22 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 416 22 443 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 673 12 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 830 9 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 168 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 196 193 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 55 $100,000 or more .................... 68 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 063 16 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 360 16 063 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 942 999 $1,000.. 9 408 6 782 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 987 6 789 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 428 Other ............................... 503 570 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 536 596 200 days or more ................... 352 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 547 570 number.. 31 619 27 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 496 507 number.. 16 325 13 891 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 520 996 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 528 570 number.. 16 437 15 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 123 number.. 6 733 10 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 121 number.. 18 677 25 396 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 11 number.. 269 378 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 59 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 138 246 acres.. 13 736 11 768 bushels.. 1 716 783 1 015 782 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 120 acres.. 7 997 9 049 bushels.. 385 057 367 491 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 585 0 bales.. 600 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 409 529 acres.. 3 331 2 682 pounds.. 6 690 299 4 760 099 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 132 acres.. 14 196 20 769 bushels.. 494 792 501 809 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 462 522 acres.. 21 759 22 730 tons, dry.. 35 468 35 434 @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. .