1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 818 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 519 110 079 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 963 98 127 Average per acre .........dollars.. 892 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 520 14 607 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 270 50 to 179 acres ..................... 367 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 762 776 acres.. 57 090 54 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 630 641 acres.. 19 891 19 916 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 46 138 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 591 9 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 947 11 531 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 722 1 696 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 869 8 014 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 258 324 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 169 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 23 $100,000 or more .................... 21 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 706 7 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 643 8 489 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 818 841 $1,000.. 1 963 2 385 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 400 2 836 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 314 Other ............................... 505 528 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 540 200 days or more ................... 354 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 634 622 number.. 27 025 22 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 561 487 number.. 13 084 11 317 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 61 number.. 1 468 1 452 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 600 614 number.. 12 323 13 006 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 129 number.. 3 648 5 415 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 120 number.. 8 391 13 896 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 55 44 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 68 number.. 1 717 2 198 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 135 acres.. 1 649 2 483 bushels.. 173 897 185 363 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 14 acres.. 101 395 bushels.. 5 093 12 300 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 247 251 acres.. 681 379 pounds.. 1 168 964 587 278 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 17 acres.. 784 693 bushels.. 25 050 16 020 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 499 497 acres.. 16 895 15 009 tons, dry.. 34 012 23 306 @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. .