1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 251 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 368 37 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 379 185 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 546 1 450 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 524 25 620 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 213 221 acres.. 18 019 21 360 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 176 acres.. 8 768 10 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 44 61 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 037 14 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 844 56 776 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 742 499 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 295 14 263 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 52 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 339 11 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 097 45 640 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 251 260 $1,000.. 2 749 2 383 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 951 9 164 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 93 Other ............................... 140 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 156 200 days or more ................... 106 115 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 196 number.. 8 572 7 400 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 145 number.. 2 036 2 099 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 17 number.. 2 329 1 622 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 183 number.. 3 991 4 398 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 19 number.. 1 151 1 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 17 number.. 2 498 1 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 27 number.. 114 897 17 464 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 35 26 number.. 9 225 531 7 395 893 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 43 acres.. 1 487 1 547 bushels.. 137 982 100 019 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 21 acres.. 805 1 733 bushels.. 32 089 47 926 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 17 pounds.. 0 19 484 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 8 acres.. 899 873 bushels.. 32 122 14 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 156 acres.. 6 109 5 890 tons, dry.. 12 990 9 676 @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. .