1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 235 239 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 714 34 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 804 131 421 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 122 983 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 985 17 691 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 223 acres.. 13 940 12 939 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 190 acres.. 5 786 5 554 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 120 4 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 787 17 662 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 231 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 889 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 8 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 360 5 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 809 23 737 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 235 240 $1,000.. (D) 134 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 66 Other ............................... 171 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 162 200 days or more ................... 128 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 167 number.. 4 831 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 129 number.. 2 302 2 233 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 189 248 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 163 number.. 3 122 2 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 19 number.. 364 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 19 number.. 2 049 903 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 120 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) 418 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 19 number.. 2 373 441 2 233 235 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 47 acres.. 766 662 bushels.. 59 409 55 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 6 17 pounds.. 8 110 18 607 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 171 acres.. 4 887 4 425 tons, dry.. 7 407 5 822 @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. .