1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 417 1 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 097 224 910 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 100 215 859 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 564 1 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 150 21 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 398 432 50 to 179 acres ..................... 614 657 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 282 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 250 1 299 acres.. 123 578 127 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 885 938 acres.. 49 601 56 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 274 70 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 170 21 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 940 13 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 807 3 448 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 363 18 350 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 512 583 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 320 339 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 241 269 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 215 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 34 $100,000 or more .................... 50 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 064 18 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 748 11 562 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 417 1 562 $1,000.. 2 825 3 085 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 994 1 975 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 508 503 Other ............................... 909 1 059 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 867 1 003 200 days or more ................... 707 767 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 097 1 219 number.. 45 549 45 162 Beef cows ..................farms.. 937 1 007 number.. 20 160 19 549 Milk cows ..................farms.. 82 122 number.. 4 048 5 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 047 1 204 number.. 21 228 25 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 177 number.. 5 024 7 549 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 167 number.. 11 510 17 401 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 12 number.. 468 331 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 98 150 number.. (D) 21 130 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 155 acres.. 5 591 5 243 bushels.. 581 658 301 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 70 acres.. 3 767 3 287 bushels.. 127 155 91 246 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 2 743 1 614 bales.. 2 270 1 435 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 50 acres.. 134 94 pounds.. 228 547 166 791 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 83 acres.. 5 365 10 554 bushels.. 141 636 237 801 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 810 848 acres.. 32 469 32 563 tons, dry.. 58 082 51 727 @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. .