1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PICKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 395 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 550 36 968 Average size of farm .......acres.. 95 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 570 70 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 075 735 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 080 18 481 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 352 acres.. 20 143 18 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 341 326 acres.. 6 466 6 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 955 3 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 544 8 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 321 1 083 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 634 2 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 7 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 675 2 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 303 6 856 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 395 372 $1,000.. 1 770 972 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 482 2 613 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 122 Other ............................... 255 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 250 200 days or more ................... 172 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 273 234 number.. 11 510 8 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 186 number.. 5 922 4 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 29 number.. 99 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 238 number.. 5 624 5 032 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 39 number.. 646 1 331 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 37 number.. 2 505 3 689 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 112 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 34 number.. 398 603 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 28 acres.. 119 210 bushels.. 12 320 17 909 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 249 225 acres.. 714 405 pounds.. 1 260 220 653 101 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 70 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 221 acres.. 5 718 5 775 tons, dry.. 9 323 9 222 @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. .