1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOORE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 359 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 098 57 642 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 998 129 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 867 881 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 457 19 550 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 388 acres.. 25 213 31 848 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 307 acres.. 9 394 9 088 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 25 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 725 6 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 517 15 977 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 279 724 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 445 6 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 13 $100,000 or more .................... 23 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 575 5 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 528 13 934 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 359 425 $1,000.. 1 453 964 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 047 2 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 110 Other ............................... 233 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 301 200 days or more ................... 185 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 324 number.. 12 050 15 555 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 262 number.. 5 112 6 268 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 33 number.. 1 620 1 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 327 number.. 5 934 8 194 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 70 number.. 1 629 3 002 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 68 number.. 4 484 7 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 28 93 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 45 number.. (D) 5 883 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 655 300 424 160 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 40 acres.. 1 311 1 013 bushels.. 163 010 53 918 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 173 283 bushels.. 6 698 10 568 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 111 154 acres.. 243 212 pounds.. 450 366 339 847 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 11 acres.. 749 573 bushels.. 26 880 10 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 236 acres.. 7 210 7 091 tons, dry.. 12 399 12 626 @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. .