1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 164 156 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 832 25 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 212 128 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 094 875 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 504 23 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 141 acres.. 13 458 12 456 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 117 111 acres.. 6 000 5 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 094 3 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 865 19 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 525 517 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 569 2 540 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 11 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 714 1 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 549 12 564 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 164 156 $1,000.. 373 637 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 272 4 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 49 Other ............................... 97 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 93 200 days or more ................... 69 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 121 number.. 5 590 5 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 101 number.. 2 504 2 421 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 226 419 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 129 number.. 2 909 3 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. 2 141 850 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. 3 389 1 855 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) 504 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 514 000 622 475 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 32 acres.. 1 461 1 319 bushels.. 147 320 81 985 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 440 363 bushels.. 15 582 12 365 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 11 acres.. 745 898 bushels.. 20 535 17 355 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 99 acres.. 3 029 2 624 tons, dry.. 5 971 3 794 @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. .