1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 863 953 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 107 78 192 Average size of farm .......acres.. 86 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 624 134 187 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 050 1 813 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 604 19 037 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 120 10 to 49 acres ...................... 308 317 50 to 179 acres ..................... 356 415 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 901 acres.. 45 001 45 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 663 776 acres.. 13 989 14 644 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 18 acres.. 61 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 554 8 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 071 8 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 387 2 564 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 167 5 610 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 311 394 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 188 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 164 176 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 14 $100,000 or more .................... 12 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 942 7 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 193 7 731 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 864 953 $1,000.. 1 159 1 699 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 341 1 783 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 338 Other ............................... 532 615 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 509 590 200 days or more ................... 368 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 601 690 number.. 20 646 19 408 Beef cows ..................farms.. 524 587 number.. 9 903 9 501 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 55 number.. 277 537 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 583 657 number.. 9 503 10 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 51 number.. 600 931 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 35 number.. 1 268 3 474 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 76 82 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 78 number.. 1 099 1 229 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 1 552 100 885 364 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 98 acres.. 455 897 bushels.. 43 662 60 753 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 13 acres.. 161 155 bushels.. 6 317 3 939 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 322 480 acres.. 894 897 pounds.. 1 633 152 1 446 602 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 80 bushels.. (D) 2 242 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 481 571 acres.. 12 365 12 593 tons, dry.. 24 732 19 373 @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. .