1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 346 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 462 55 956 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 430 151 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 985 1 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 543 25 133 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 352 acres.. 33 106 33 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 281 acres.. 14 231 13 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 541 705 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 908 8 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 855 23 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 528 4 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 380 4 646 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 21 $100,000 or more .................... 17 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 594 6 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 004 16 349 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 347 375 $1,000.. 1 506 2 537 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 341 6 765 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 142 Other ............................... 210 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 247 200 days or more ................... 168 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 284 number.. 12 343 10 543 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 221 number.. 4 637 3 935 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 23 number.. 578 1 100 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 279 number.. 6 452 5 972 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 35 number.. 6 125 6 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 34 number.. (D) 10 344 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 134 88 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 31 number.. 409 856 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 39 acres.. 1 387 1 171 bushels.. 122 525 50 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 10 acres.. 594 662 bushels.. 18 255 19 034 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 54 18 pounds.. 83 272 34 240 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 12 acres.. 2 124 1 229 bushels.. 60 109 21 249 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 228 acres.. 8 582 8 998 tons, dry.. 12 504 11 693 @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. .