1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 081 1 072 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 696 105 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 108 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 251 99 260 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 446 1 062 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 971 18 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 370 373 50 to 179 acres ..................... 421 425 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 993 981 acres.. 59 177 52 758 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 827 812 acres.. 21 284 20 096 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 19 acres.. 26 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 305 10 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 308 9 348 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 714 2 880 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 591 7 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 319 453 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 227 228 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 251 185 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 13 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 574 8 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 707 7 783 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 081 1 072 $1,000.. 3 058 2 090 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 829 1 950 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 389 401 Other ............................... 692 671 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 647 650 200 days or more ................... 491 483 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 747 722 number.. 28 409 24 141 Beef cows ..................farms.. 646 597 number.. 14 176 11 130 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 43 number.. 1 466 1 590 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 707 696 number.. 11 972 11 460 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 140 number.. 2 873 3 977 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 139 number.. 11 254 12 032 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 15 number.. 659 279 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 109 number.. 1 359 2 280 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 136 acres.. 1 266 2 070 bushels.. 106 270 140 784 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 108 387 bushels.. 2 790 13 110 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 389 387 acres.. 1 179 670 pounds.. 1 953 616 1 040 847 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 635 608 bushels.. 15 186 15 665 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 590 601 acres.. 17 945 15 897 tons, dry.. 32 867 24 710 @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. .