1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 609 733 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 953 139 587 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 493 974 266 308 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 125 1 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 718 31 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 126 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 271 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 491 587 acres.. 109 154 98 833 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 453 acres.. 81 989 69 593 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 69 acres.. 2 397 1 664 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 305 24 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 477 33 782 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 515 19 847 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 790 4 915 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 280 287 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 35 $100,000 or more .................... 65 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 807 20 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 449 27 319 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 609 734 $1,000.. 5 248 5 154 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 617 7 021 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 272 Other ............................... 396 461 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 455 200 days or more ................... 266 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 278 347 number.. 9 884 10 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 289 number.. 5 165 5 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 83 142 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 354 number.. 4 708 8 446 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 51 number.. 947 2 080 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 48 number.. 1 133 3 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 105 310 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 43 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 53 acres.. 3 257 1 988 bushels.. 312 265 164 464 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 29 acres.. 8 205 4 582 bushels.. 365 716 175 691 Cotton .......................farms.. 63 79 acres.. 22 253 18 156 bales.. 27 664 23 889 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 127 acres.. 41 861 33 262 bushels.. 1 305 498 710 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 232 acres.. 8 729 9 860 tons, dry.. 16 220 17 635 @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. .