1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 300 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 202 43 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 855 106 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 004 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 211 22 344 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 278 acres.. 22 587 20 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 248 acres.. 10 378 9 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 8 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 213 3 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 378 12 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 680 545 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 533 3 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 15 $100,000 or more .................... 12 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 573 3 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 909 11 345 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 300 304 $1,000.. (D) 507 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 79 Other ............................... 202 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 213 200 days or more ................... 163 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 222 number.. 8 534 7 273 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 194 number.. 4 107 3 476 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 405 477 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 215 number.. 3 422 3 380 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 28 number.. 1 310 1 563 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 23 number.. 3 678 3 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 1 number.. 89 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 26 number.. 621 950 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 14 number.. 1 502 416 1 062 064 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 64 acres.. 1 124 1 474 bushels.. 94 370 104 657 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 65 34 bushels.. 3 950 745 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 39 32 acres.. 131 64 pounds.. 152 990 77 759 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 7 acres.. 364 574 bushels.. 9 258 15 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 222 acres.. 8 687 7 177 tons, dry.. 14 827 11 183 @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. .