1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 697 761 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 000 258 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 369 340 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 805 253 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 915 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 922 42 272 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 244 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 652 706 acres.. 217 520 214 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 629 acres.. 181 340 164 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 577 586 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 849 41 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 388 54 026 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 804 28 538 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 044 12 575 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 94 $100,000 or more .................... 134 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 582 30 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 123 39 556 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 696 761 $1,000.. 16 185 10 581 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 255 13 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 392 Other ............................... 335 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 410 200 days or more ................... 263 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 332 number.. 22 907 20 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 265 260 number.. 9 715 9 288 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 276 393 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 334 number.. 14 570 15 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 146 number.. 21 456 22 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 154 number.. 40 359 41 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 2 number.. 282 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. 519 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 329 399 acres.. 62 534 46 751 bushels.. 7 935 302 5 381 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 197 275 acres.. 29 779 29 747 bushels.. 1 403 533 1 311 160 Cotton .......................farms.. 33 31 acres.. 6 067 (D) bales.. 8 046 2 028 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 368 453 acres.. 95 294 97 759 bushels.. 3 237 396 2 633 082 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 244 acres.. 9 634 8 613 tons, dry.. 18 384 17 105 @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. .