1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 026 58 327 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 694 113 823 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 951 16 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 197 acres.. 21 177 21 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 163 acres.. 9 080 9 127 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 16 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 573 3 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 316 14 443 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 866 526 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 707 2 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 021 2 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 731 10 142 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 220 220 $1,000.. (D) 504 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 84 Other ............................... 123 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 139 200 days or more ................... 96 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 156 number.. 5 606 6 291 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 140 number.. 2 644 3 237 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 10 number.. 33 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 147 number.. 3 146 3 263 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 72 number.. 6 861 7 515 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 73 number.. 11 604 14 048 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 49 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 20 number.. 608 602 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 106 acres.. 4 418 4 398 bushels.. 435 237 305 896 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 158 233 bushels.. 6 130 9 307 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 17 acres.. 814 897 bushels.. 28 085 16 985 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 106 acres.. 3 717 3 553 tons, dry.. 6 401 6 024 @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. .