1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 447 1 543 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 312 255 126 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 212 210 762 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 323 1 208 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 256 30 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 158 151 10 to 49 acres ...................... 396 359 50 to 179 acres ..................... 541 652 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 386 1 481 acres.. 181 067 187 863 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 251 1 358 acres.. 102 877 109 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 58 acres.. 336 323 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 025 43 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 409 28 112 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 293 23 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 732 19 611 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 339 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 196 216 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 203 298 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 324 356 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 199 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 91 $100,000 or more .................... 137 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 047 31 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 294 20 487 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 447 1 543 $1,000.. 18 602 10 686 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 856 6 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 700 725 Other ............................... 747 818 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 782 889 200 days or more ................... 572 607 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 858 863 number.. 50 616 43 151 Beef cows ..................farms.. 750 733 number.. 22 088 20 007 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 72 number.. 4 312 4 135 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 815 872 number.. 23 965 23 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 142 number.. 14 674 14 129 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 142 number.. 30 739 24 673 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 145 311 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 79 number.. (D) 190 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 324 521 acres.. 22 207 19 299 bushels.. 2 713 783 1 812 947 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 286 443 acres.. 19 646 22 981 bushels.. 851 565 875 543 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 811 893 acres.. 6 130 4 238 pounds.. 12 441 286 8 033 924 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 242 357 acres.. 29 824 37 408 bushels.. 1 031 814 946 017 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 759 826 acres.. 37 864 35 789 tons, dry.. 69 055 62 126 @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. .