1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 115 1 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 150 309 145 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 360 96 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 908 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 163 14 524 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 194 50 to 179 acres ..................... 549 623 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 016 1 046 acres.. 78 143 72 517 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 886 acres.. 23 168 21 499 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 55 acres.. 145 298 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 799 11 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 272 10 422 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 305 4 038 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 493 7 667 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 280 315 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 223 263 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 240 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 250 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 18 $100,000 or more .................... 19 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 042 8 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 109 7 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 115 1 123 $1,000.. 4 700 2 460 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 215 2 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 440 Other ............................... 683 683 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 675 734 200 days or more ................... 495 523 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 872 860 number.. 34 102 30 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 808 752 number.. 17 886 16 179 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 65 number.. 1 123 1 178 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 846 854 number.. 14 288 16 173 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 159 number.. 5 782 7 087 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 151 number.. 9 274 15 627 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 5 number.. 89 48 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 76 number.. (D) 13 512 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 99 acres.. 1 885 2 114 bushels.. 192 231 156 124 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 542 284 bushels.. 26 663 10 193 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 540 603 acres.. 2 096 1 407 pounds.. 3 899 163 2 425 737 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 1 095 861 bushels.. 48 550 26 020 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 585 590 acres.. 18 122 17 169 tons, dry.. 36 468 27 595 @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. .