1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 510 542 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 433 58 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 310 127 998 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 453 1 226 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 080 16 692 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 523 acres.. 27 303 28 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 453 acres.. 9 997 11 173 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 34 66 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 825 4 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 462 8 076 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 205 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 620 3 392 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 6 $100,000 or more .................... 6 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 893 4 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 594 8 357 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 542 $1,000.. (D) 28 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 51 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 181 Other ............................... 321 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 301 330 200 days or more ................... 243 248 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 368 413 number.. 13 122 11 612 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 353 number.. 7 031 5 513 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 25 number.. 483 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 388 number.. 5 496 5 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 25 number.. 236 431 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. 352 674 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 120 52 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 48 number.. 451 927 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 578 013 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 27 acres.. 88 237 bushels.. 5 611 11 797 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 65 bushels.. 0 2 180 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 71 98 acres.. 245 194 pounds.. 436 415 335 539 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 144 bushels.. 0 3 400 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 379 acres.. 9 584 10 381 tons, dry.. 15 386 13 348 @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. .